Orion Publishing Co Thoughtless

THE DARKLY HILARIOUS AND BRILLIANTLY WISE NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF SAD JANET****All her life, Susan"s loved ones have been hiding a terrible secret from her: If she thinks too hard, her head will explode.Until now, Susan has lived happily in a bubble of TV and takeaways, social media and small talk; anything to distract her from the spiralling thoughts that so often haunt the rest of us - thoughts that would be deadly for her. But when reality creeps in and Susan"s perfectly curated world starts to crumble, it begs the question: can we distract ourselves from the real world forever... And should we?****PRAISE FOR LUCY BRITSCH"Surprising and irreverent" NEW YORK TIMES"A strangely exuberant meditation on sadness" REFINERY29"A whip-smart, biting piece of tragicomedy... Hilarious, profound" HUFFINGTON POST"A wicked satire of our obsession with happiness" THE i"A tragicomic riot of a book - charging, foul-mouthed and tender" CLAUDIA DEY "Like a grown up Daria" HELEN MCCLORY "If you"re a Halle Butler fan or like despair cut with humour, you"ll love this" LEIGH STEIN"Dark and hilarious" ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANAN