The Book Of Form & Emptiness Av Ruth Ozeki

<p><b>WINNER OF THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022</b><br><b><br>When a book and a reader are meant for each other, both of them know it . . .</b><br><br>After the tragic death of his father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house and sound variously pleasant, angry or sad. Then his mother develops a hoarding problem, and the voices grow more clamorous. So Benny seeks refuge in the silence of a large public library. There he meets a mesmerising street artist with a smug pet ferret; a homeless philosopher-poet; and his very own Book, who narrates Benny''s life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter.<br><br> Blending unforgettable characters with jazz, climate change and our attachment to material possessions, this is classic Ruth Ozeki - bold, humane and heartbreaking.</p>