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Praise for Mark Watson: ‘Funny, heart wrenching, beautifully written’ Jane Fallon 'Mark Watson is one of my favourite writers’ Adam Kay ‘Witty, emotional and beautifully written’ Jill Mansell 'Funny and serious and daring and humane. I prefer Mark Watson to Leo Tolstoy – both as a novelist and a stand-up comedian' Richard Curtis ‘Contacts portrays the nuanced layers of male mental health through brilliant, engaging storytelling. It made me laugh, cry, reflect and want to check in on all my friends’ Emma Gannon ‘It’s funny and moving and kept me awake half the night because I so badly wanted to find out what happens’ Tim Minchin ‘A brave and beautiful book about the importance of every human connection … A compassionate, thought-provoking read’ Sarah Haywood ‘I devoured this book. It’s funny, sad, insightful, heartbreaking, hopeful and so cleverly put together. A real treat’ Chris Addison ‘Gripping, moving and uplifting… and how easy it is for a life to fall off the rails and how it’s the connections we make that put us back on track’ Clare Pooley

‘A heartwarming story of happenstance in which Damir, a takeaway delivery driver, makes an unexpected connection with Decca on her doorstep. A funny and entertaining tale about the small moments which change a life’ Ipaper More praise for Mark Watson: ‘Funny, heart wrenching, beautifully written’ Jane Fallon 'Mark Watson is one of my favourite writers’ Adam Kay ‘Witty, emotional and beautifully written’ Jill Mansell 'Funny and serious and daring and humane. I prefer Mark Watson to Leo Tolstoy – both as a novelist and a stand-up comedian' Richard Curtis ‘Contacts portrays the nuanced layers of male mental health through brilliant, engaging storytelling. It made me laugh, cry, reflect and want to check in on all my friends’ Emma Gannon ‘It’s funny and moving and kept me awake half the night because I so badly wanted to find out what happens’ Tim Minchin ‘A brave and beautiful book about the importance of every human connection … A compassionate, thought-provoking read’ Sarah Haywood ‘I devoured this book. It’s funny, sad, insightful, heartbreaking, hopeful and so cleverly put together. A real treat’ Chris Addison ‘Gripping, moving and uplifting… and how easy it is for a life to fall off the rails and how it’s the connections we make that put us back on track’ Clare Pooley

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Mark Watson is the acclaimed author of six books, most recently The Place that Didn't Exist, Hotel Alpha, and The Knot, which have been published in twelve languages. He is also a stand-up comedian and has won numerous awards in Britain and Australia. He regularly appears on TV, has had his own cult Radio 4 series and been named the Edinburgh Festival's highest achiever of the decade by The Times. He lives in North London.

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