{"title":"Books by Bobby Palmer","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781472285515","title":"Isaac and the Egg","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*THE INSTANT SATURDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER*\u003cbr\u003e*A PANDORA SYKES\/FANE BOOK CLUB PICK*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*AS FEATURED ON BBC R4 OPEN BOOK*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Bobby Palmer's spellbinding new novel, SMALL HOURS, is available now**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A tender story of love, grief and the transformative power of friendship' \u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Truly one of the most beautiful stories you'll ever read' \u003cb\u003eJOANNA CANNON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Unique and tender' \u003cb\u003ePANDORA SYKES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An arresting debut novel about grief, but in the most wonderfully oblique way' \u003cb\u003eREVEREND RICHARD COLES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeartbreaking and heart-stealing, this modern-day fable is an unforgettable novel about sorrow, joy, friendship and love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is early. A young man stands on a bridge and  lets out a heart-wrenching scream. From deep in  the woods, something screams back. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt sounds improbable. But this is how Isaac meets the egg. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe two are unlikely companions. But their chance  encounter will transform Isaac's life in ways he  cannot yet imagine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaybe he will finally understand why he went there  that morning. 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