The Octopus Man Av Jasper Gibson

<p>''Astonishing'' <b>Stephen Fry</b><br>''Exceptional'' <b>Douglas Stuart, author of the Booker Prize-winning SHUGGIE BAIN</b><br>''Now is the time for this book'' <b>DBC Pierre, author of the Booker Prize-winning VERNON GOD LITTLE</b><br>''Funny. Disturbing. Brilliant'' <b>Lily Allen<br></b><br>Funny, smart, damaged, Tom is lost in the machinery of the British mental health system, talking to a voice no one else can hear; the voice of Malamock, the Octopus God - sometimes loving, sometimes cruel, but always there to fill his life with meaning. Once an outstanding law student, Tom is now cared for by his long-suffering sister Tess, who encourages him into an experimental drugs trial that promises to silence the voice forever. The Octopus God, however, does not take kindly to being threatened...<br><br>Deeply moving and tragi-comic, <i>The Octopus Man </i>is a bravura literary performance that asks fundamental questions about belief and love.</p>