Life Number Nine
Published on 13. February 2025
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-00-847502-4 (ISBN)
Description
'A beautifully written love story that travels beyond epic' ANSTEY HARRIS, author of THE HOUSE OF LOST SECRETS
'A cosmically thwarted romance' DAILY MAIL
From the critically acclaimed author of THE RULES OF SEEING and WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS
Jem and Mika have never met.
Jem and Mika's lives have intertwined, again and again, across lifetimes.
Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger and felt that you know them?
When perfect strangers Mika and Jem first meet by chance, they recognise each other - not from life, but from a shared dream. Both are wary of forming new connections and have their demons to fight: Jem is in recovery from a near-fatal accident, and Mika is undocumented and under scrutiny from the authorities.
As their dreams - or are they memories? - grow in intensity, they are forced to consider the possibility that they have known and loved each other over and over, across the centuries. Will they find happiness together this time?
Moving from present-day London through eras and across continents, Life Number Nine is an epic literary achievement and a groundbreaking love story.
READERS ARE SAYING...
'An epic literary achievement and a groundbreaking love story' ?????
'A love story like no other. Joe Heap writes with the soul of a poet' ?????
'Ah hauntingly beautiful love story that transcends time' ?????
'One of those books I want to reread the minute I finished the last page' ?????
'So achingly beautiful that it takes your breath away' ?????
'A cosmically thwarted romance' DAILY MAIL
From the critically acclaimed author of THE RULES OF SEEING and WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS
Jem and Mika have never met.
Jem and Mika's lives have intertwined, again and again, across lifetimes.
Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger and felt that you know them?
When perfect strangers Mika and Jem first meet by chance, they recognise each other - not from life, but from a shared dream. Both are wary of forming new connections and have their demons to fight: Jem is in recovery from a near-fatal accident, and Mika is undocumented and under scrutiny from the authorities.
As their dreams - or are they memories? - grow in intensity, they are forced to consider the possibility that they have known and loved each other over and over, across the centuries. Will they find happiness together this time?
Moving from present-day London through eras and across continents, Life Number Nine is an epic literary achievement and a groundbreaking love story.
READERS ARE SAYING...
'An epic literary achievement and a groundbreaking love story' ?????
'A love story like no other. Joe Heap writes with the soul of a poet' ?????
'Ah hauntingly beautiful love story that transcends time' ?????
'One of those books I want to reread the minute I finished the last page' ?????
'So achingly beautiful that it takes your breath away' ?????
Reviews / Votes
A beautifully written love story, that travels beyond epic ... This is the kind of book where you read a line and think, that's one of the best lines I've ever read. But then so's the next one, and the next. The energy of the writing is off the scale. -- Anstey Harris A cosmically thwarted romance * Daily Mail * A groundbreaking love story * My Weekly * An emotional rollercoaster * That's Upcoming * A real heart-warmer * Bella * A truly unique love story * That's Life * Praise for THE RULES OF SEEING: Strikingly brilliant * The Sun * Astonishing! -- Ruth Hogan This year's Eleanor Oliphant -- Claire Allan Praise for WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS: Stunning, stunning, stunning -- Anstey Harris Will stay with you long after you finish reading * Heat * A thing of beauty... a triumph -- Fionnuala KearneyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
648 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-847502-4 (9780008475024)
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Person
Joe Heap was born in Bradford in 1986, the son of two teachers. In 2004, he won the Foyles Young Poet award. He studied for a BA in English Literature at Stirling University and a Masters in Creative Writing at Glasgow University. Joe lives in London with his long-suffering girlfriend, short-suffering child, and much-aggrieved cat. Life Number Nine is his third novel.