James Hannah Bücher

Du weißt, du musst bald sterben, aber du willst dein Leben noch einmal erzählen. Wo fängst du an? Einfach bei A wie Adamsapfel? Ivo spielt das Alphabet-Spiel und erinnert sich an sein Leben. An seine Jugend. Seine Freunde, seine Familie. Seine Eskapaden. Seine große Liebe. Vor allem und immer wieder an sie: Mia. Und er denkt an den einen Fehler, den großen. Den er nicht vergeben kann. Eigentlich. Aber nun rennt ihm die Zeit davon, sein Leben fällt in sich zusammen. Jeden Tag ein bisschen mehr. Bleibt Ivo noch Zeit genug, um Frieden zu schließen?

Ivo fell for her. He fell for a girl he can't get back. Now he's hoping for something. While he waits he plays a game: He chooses a body part and tells us its link to the past he threw away. He tells us the story of how she found him, and how he lost her. But he doesn't have long. And he still has one thing left to do...

A striking literary debut of love and mortality perfect for fans of quirky, heart-wrenching fiction like Nathan Filer, David Nicholls and Rachel Joyce. Ivo fell for her. He fell for a girl he canâe(tm)t get back. Now heâe(tm)s hoping for something. While he waits he plays a game: He chooses a body part and tells us its link to the past he threw away. He tells us the story of how she found him, and how he lost her. But he doesn't have long. And he still has one thing left to do ...

They tie our lives together. The only way to learn them is by getting them wrong. But just because they're not written down doesn't mean you won't be judged by them. Welcome to the anthology of stories where hidden forces are at play. Welcome to The Book of Unwritten Rules... would you have known them? The authors met on the Curtis Brown Creative novel-writing course in 2011. This is their first short-story collection.