'Bursting with vitality and variety, it's a tour-de-force' Sunday TimesMicah Mortimer isn't the most polished person you'll ever meet. His numerous sisters and in-laws regard him oddly but very fondly. He measures out his days running errands for work, maintaining an impeccable cleaning regime and going for runs (7:15, every morning).

He is content with the steady balance of his life. But then the order of things starts to tilt. And when a teenager shows up at Micah's door claiming to be his son, Micah is confronted with another surprise he seems poorly equipped to handle...

**A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2020**** LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020**