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The Man I Think I Know
The Man I Think I Know: A feel-good, uplifting story of the most unlikely friendship | Mike Gayle
13 posts | 8 read | 1 reading | 6 to read
As seen on ITV in the Zoe Ball Book Club 'Beautifully written, thought-provoking and completely charming.' Ruth Hogan 'Mike Gayle is the king of touching, human stories, and this big-hearted book is his best yet' Heat, 5* This is the stunning new novel from bestselling author Mike Gayle, for fans of The Keeper of Lost Thingsand Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. A powerful and bittersweet story of an unexpected male friendship and an unlikely love story, a thought provoking storyline told with Mike's distinctive wit and insight, touching on issues which affect us all. This uplifting tale reminds us of the simple courage at the heart of every human being. Ever since The Incident, James DeWitt has stayed on the safe side. He likes to know what happens next. Danny Allen is not on the safe side. He is more past the point of no return. The past is about to catch up with both of them in a way that which will change their lives forever, unexpectedly. But redemption can come in the most unlikely ways. ******************* Praise for The Man I Think I Know 'Beautifully written, thought-provoking and completely charming...reminds us that the everyday things we take for granted without realising how precious they are, can be snatched away in an instant with catastrophic consequences' Ruth Hogan 'That rarest of things; a moving, beautifully written novel about male friendship...I absolutely loved it' Lisa Jewell 'Mike is always wise and wonderful, but this is a whole new departure for him - read it!' Jenny Colgan You'll be both laughing and on the edge of tears with this brilliant read' Fabulous magazine ******************* Readers are raving about this book! 'This is one of those books that is tugging on your heartstrings one moment and has you laughing out loud the next - another stunning plot line and narrative from Mike Gayle.' 'I loved the narrative and I left this novel feeling totally uplifted . . . I now feel like there is some hope in the world!' 'This book is sad, funny, quirky, touching, heartbreaking but - and this is going to sound totally cliched and corny - life affirming.'
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Curvybookgirl
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Loved this book. So ready to discuss this at book club. All I can say is it‘s a must read.

Crazeedi Hmmm I've not heard of this one, need to check it out 6y
Curvybookgirl Yeah please do it‘s a good one 6y
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MrT
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2018....read 29 books by 21 new authors.

2019....my challenge is not to buy a single book this year and read my TBR pile which consists of 116 books...starting with The Man I Think I Know by Mike Gayle.

MrT I caved. Bought books airside at the Airport. 5y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m impressed you held out as long as you did! Seriously Wow! 5y
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whatrebeccasread
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"The Man I Think I Know" is a lovely story of male friendship and overcoming life's difficulties. It may be cheesy and predictable in parts, but it works and I've returned this book to the library with a smile on my face. Mike Gayle's getting 4 stars from me for this one.

Head over to my blog to see my full review using the link on my profile ?

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TrishB
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A light afternoon read, a pick because it was an enjoyable read even if it‘s not my normal type of read.
Some nice messages in the story, but very neat endings and on a different day I might have said that made it a bit cheesy....

catsuit_mango Blast from the past : I remember reading turning 30 and diner for 2,when I was about that age... It was light fluffy reading. I might see how he evolved as a writer ;) 6y
TrishB @catsuit_mango it tackled a tough subject, but wasn‘t really a heavy read. 6y
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nozpow
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It is turning into one of my favourite ever books and I have read a few. Its a book about life and friendship. It builds slowly into something special. In tone and feeling it reminds of reading The Shawshank Redemption. Chapter 14 had me cheering and crying simaultaneously. Rich and clever in its writing, containing many quotable truisms and metaphors. Go get a copy read it, live it. Thank me later

TrishB And there‘s today‘s #99ponkindle purchased 👍🏻 great review 6y
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nozpow
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all thoughts, no matter how altruistic, always end up being self-centred in some way if you give them long enough,

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nozpow
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it looks a little eccentric or at the very least as though her washing machine‘s broken and this outfit is made up of the only clean clothes she could find.

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nozpow
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I learned that if someone tells you to be on the safe side lots of times then after a while they do not need to say it. After a while you just say it to yourself in your head like, ‘I had better not do that, just to be on the safe side.‘

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nozpow
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sometimes I struggle to get the thoughts out of my head because they are stuck behind one another like cars in a traffic jam

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nozpow
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Martha kisses me on the cheek too, only she does not wipe away her lipstick afterwards. When she is not looking, I touch where she put her lips. It feels sticky but in a nice way. Like she has left part of her kiss behind for me to find later tonight, when I am in bed and dropping off to sleep.

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nozpow
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I keep quiet and she keeps quiet too, until we use up all the quiet in the room so that finally one of us has to say something.

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nozpow
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Even thinking about working makes me feel queasy. This I know makes me sound a lot like I have no ambition. It presents me as almost having given up on life. It suggests that I‘m content to just exist like some corpulent bluebottle basking in the sunshine on the windowsill of life.

nozpow Very vivid simile. 6y
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nozpow
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The thing about work is that it‘s a habit. If you do it enough. it sort of sticks so that you feel wrong if you‘re not doing something.