Nothing ever happened to her. And then everything did. Esme Good is an unremarkable young woman working a dull job in a city much like the one you’re picturing now.
Her only escape is The Elsewheres: tiny potions which allow her to visit alternate versions of herself. Sadly, these only confirm her suspicion that she is, in a cosmic sense, living her worst life. But, after an incident we simply don’t have time to get into right now, she will become the most important person in this – or perhaps any – universe.
As you can imagine, this is a lot of pressure. And she’s not going to handle it well. Esme has never been a main character.
Now, a lot of things are about to happen to her: in fact, everything, and so much. ‘Wonderfully whimsical, wacky and wise – who knew that Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams’ lovechild would look like Andrew Hunter Murray?’TIM MINCHIN’Hilarious, gripping, truly original… Utterly enjoyable’CARIAD LLOYD’Page-turning and brilliantly silly …
This book exemplifies all that is good about British humour. Thrilling and anarchic and entirely unique’RACHEL PARRIS’So fun! A reality-shifting, epic adventure that is very very VERY funny’ELLIE TAYLOR’Wry, giddy, explosive, and deeply humane: Catch 22 for the Instagram generation’IAN DUNT’Delightfully madcap, sharply well-written, consistently hilarious, and really very wise about life’NAOMI ISHIGURO’An utter joy – witty, warm and clever, this book is an absolute riot. I loved it!’ELIZABETH MACNEAL, AUTHOR OF THE DOLL FACTORY