The Purpose of a Man

A Novel

"If you like David Nicholls and Nick Hornby, you'll love this!"

Meet Michael Galvin, the luckiest man in town, living with the woman of his dreams and completely at ease with this huge slice of good fortune. So maybe he hates his job at UK Avionics, and loathes his larger-than-life older brother, Robert, but there's a lot to feel thankful for and little reason for complaint. Unfortunately for Michael, his precious comfort zone is about to unravel spectacularly; and this life of plenty takes a serious battering when love walks out the door . . . A funny, moving family drama about men behaving badly and paying a heavy price for it. Widely compared to the works of Nick Hornby and David Nicholls, and a treat for fans of Marian Keyes and Jonathan Coe. ★★★★★ - If you like David Nicholls and Nick Hornby, you'll love this - it's SO well written, intelligent without being either self-conscious, or overly wordy; it's funny, realistic, beautifully observed, sad in parts. Easily as good as other works of this genre. - Terry Tyler (Author of Dream On & You Wish) ★★★★★ - I enjoyed it so much that at 70% read on my Kindle, I felt a bit like you do on the Friday morning of a great week's holiday, happy, but tinged with a little sadness that soon the search for an equally compelling book would have to start. - Andrew Hersh ★★★★★ - So, one the one hand you could find yourself a gorgeous girlfriend and a creepy family and psychotic brother and work this all out for yourself, or you could enjoy this author's playful, touching, and supremely well-crafted version while sitting on your couch. . - Pop Bop - Amazon Top 50 Reviewer ★★★★★ - Michael’s voice is brought to life in such a natural, engaging way that it was easy to keep reading even after 1am had come and gone. - The Book Tart A thoroughly enjoyable read, down to earth and witty. Loved the characters, the articulation, the setting. I just loved this book. - B.L. Hewitt, author of CiCi McConnell Thriller series