"A high-spirited, moving study of loneliness and all its opposites." (Susie Boyt, "Observer" Books of the Year.

"One day in 1997, with the comet Hale Bopp burning bright in the blue-black sky, Liz Dunn receives an urgent phone call asking her to visit a young man in hospital.
Liz has red, curly hair. She has never been married. She is lonely. Her house is like a "spinter's cell block" and she may or may not snore... there's never been anyone to tell her. Now, all at once, the loneliness that has come to define her is ripped away by a funny, smart, handsome young stranger. His name is Jeremy. And he is her son."

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Thank you for the book. I am very excited to read this book by a Canadian author, one whose name I know I have seen somewhere but whose books I have yet to read. I already have plans for it.

This is my first read of Coupland and it is a good introduction. I also found this one a bit slow to start. But the story quickly picked up and I enjoyed it. The story and the main character grew on me. I also really liked the mix of humor and the seriousness of the themes.