"Hugely enjoyable.both moving and oddly profound" -- Harry Ritchie Daily Mail "Peter Hoeg displays a glorious facility for the absurd as well as the picaresque, and the hilarity of Peter Fino's narrative makes this a delightful novel" -- Sarah Moss Guardian "A playful exercise in whimsy" Independent on Sunday "Warm and funny" Daily Telegraph "This is a strange, beguiling novel, which combines madcap adventure with reflections on trust, affection and individual spiritual life" Express