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'What a beautiful, tender, unexpected story. It uplifted me a lot. It was LOVELY' Marian Keyes

'Mike Gayle is the king of touching, human stories, and this big-hearted book is his best yet' Heat, 5*

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1 author picked The Man I Think I Know as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This was a great book group read. It brought up lots of topics in my group such as: male friendship, the class system in the UK, over-protective parents and disability. Everyone really engaged with it and several group members sought out other Mike Gayle books based on their enjoyment of this one.

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