Contacts

Mark Watson is the acclaimed author of eight 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.

‘This is the first Mark Watson book I’ve read and it’s absolutely gorgeous – funny, heart wrenching, beautifully written’Jane Fallon'Mark Watson is one of my favourite writers and Contacts is by far his best book yet' Adam Kay,bestselling author of This is Going to Hurt‘Witty, emotional and beautifully written’ Jill Mansell, bestselling author of Maybe This Time'This is such a great book, 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, award-winning director of Love Actually‘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, bestselling author of Olive‘This is a wonderful book’ Richard Roper, author of Something to Live For‘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, bestselling author of The Cactus‘All his trademark humour and clever insights swimming around such beautiful, touching characters and relationships’ Hannah Begbie, bestselling author of Blurred Lines‘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, bestselling author of The Authenticity Project