To Rise Again At A Decent Hour

Paul O’Rourke, 40 year-old slightly curmudgeonly dentist, runs a thriving practice in New York. Yet he is discovering he needs more in his life than a steady income and the perfect mochaccino. But what?

As Paul tries to work out the meaning of life, a Facebook page and Twitter account appear in his name. What’s at first an outrageous violation of privacy soon becomes something more frightening: the possibility that the online ‘Paul’ might be a better version of the man in the flesh. Who is doing this and will it cost Paul his sanity?

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014

“Dismayingly funny in the way that only really serious books can be.” The Guardian

“Glorious … A very, very funny novel.” BBC Radio 4 Saturday Review’