Sophie, Standing There: From the bestselling author of Sorrow and Bliss

From the award-winning, bestselling author of Sorrow and Bliss comes an achingly tender, poignant, funny and bittersweet new novel'So smart, so funny, so moving.I absolutely loved it' Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry'A moving examination of what it means to be alone in the world, and what it means to find connection.It is, by turns, heartbreaking, hilarious, and deeply hopeful.Meg Mason is a dazzling talent' Ann Patchett, bestselling author of Tom Lake and The Dutch House_____Sophie Pattison is a lovely person - warm, kind, relentlessly positive.She's cherished by her brother Laurie, adored by her best friend Emma and valued by her colleagues.Sometimes, it’s true, one day in her life can feel like the entire month of January.It’s also true she can go an entire day without speaking.But she's fine really. She spends her time alone reading, finding comfort in the pages of the books she devours.Until one day she stumbles upon an author she hasn’t read in years.Her