Overview
'A beautifully written love story that travels beyond epic' ANSTEY HARRIS, author of THE HOUSE OF LOST SECRETS'A cosmically thwarted romance' DAILY MAILFrom the critically acclaimed author of THE RULES OF SEEING and WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS For Mika and Jem, love is love; wherever, whenever and whoever they are… When they meet by chance, perfect strangers, they recognise each other – not from life, but from a shared dream. Both are wary of forming new connections, but 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? LIFE NUMBER NINE is an extraordinary 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’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Full Product Details
Author: Joe Heap
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: The Borough Press
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.280kg
ISBN: 9780008475062
ISBN 10: 0008475067
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 26 February 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
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 Kearney
Author Information
Joe Heap was born in Bradford in 1986, the son of two teachers. In 2004, he won the Foyle Young Poet award, and his poetry has been published in several pamphlets. 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 baby, and much-aggrieved cat. The Rules of Seeing is his first novel.
