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By: Nick Spalding
Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
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What do you do when the doctor says you could die at any moment? Well...after you’ve made a cup of tea, of course.

Nathan James is young, successful and has the world at his feet. Unfortunately, he’s also about to die - which ruins things somewhat. And now he’s staring imminent death in the face, Nathan is having to rethink some of his life choices very hard.

This means embarking on a hectic journey of self-discovery that includes, amongst other things, losing his dignity to an inescapable bean bag, suffering screaming nightmares about a monstrous potato, and getting up close and very personal with a bipolar donkey.

All of which is fine, but then Nathan falls in love with a charming girl called Alison, which is a really stupid thing to do. Because how can you give your heart to someone when it might be about to stop?

From Nick Spalding, the bestselling author of Fat Chance, Bricking It and Mad Love, comes a comedy about dying - which is easy - and living, which is most certainly not.

©2018 Nick Spalding (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved European Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Satire Women's Fiction World Literature Comedy Heartfelt Funny
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Very talented author I would say. The way he write is absolutely Hilarious! This book taught me a lot about life, relationships, and what really is important and what is not. It really was a beautiful book. Very heart warming.

Absolutely enjoyed it!

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quite possibly the greatest story I've ever encountered. brilliant on every level
thank you, Nick for writing such an incredible novel!

absolutely brilliant.

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This was a great listen.... great narration- such a great sense of humour - really enjoyed it. Go ahead and download it

Love - humorous

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I was seated...he was seated...they were sitting.. not was or were sat. sat grated constantly.

odd to have a happy ending when he's dying

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