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  • Published: 24 April 2014
  • ISBN: 9781473502321
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400

Who is Tom Ditto?

The feelgood comedy with a mystery at its heart




A high concept love story with a twist from one of the smartest, funniest, wittiest writers around.

Tom got a note from his girlfriend. It says she hasn't left him, but she's gone.

But where the hell is she? When is she coming back? And what is Tom supposed to do in the meantime?

With each new clue to Hayley’s whereabouts, Tom is forced to question whether he truly knows his girlfriend at all. Because who is Hayley really, anyway? Who is this other strange girl following him?

And who, for that matter, is Tom Ditto?

A laugh out loud high concept love story with a mystery at its heart, for fans of Nick Hornby and David Nicholls from the bestselling author of Yes Man and F*** You Very Much
What people are saying about Who is Tom Ditto?:

'Danny Wallace at his very best: funny, assured and relentlessly clever. A brilliant novel' John Niven

'A terrific novel...the plot is wild and unexpected, with a dash of sinister, and it's incredibly funny' The Times
'Wallace is adept at capturing the nuances of the mundane and the ridiculous, while being incredibly funny' Stylist
'A hilarious and fresh take on modern life. Brilliantly written' Heat

  • Published: 24 April 2014
  • ISBN: 9781473502321
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400

About the author

Danny Wallace

Danny Wallace is a Sunday Times-bestselling author who lives in London. His first book, Join Me, was described as a ‘word-of-mouth phenomenon’ by The Bookseller and ‘one of the funniest stories you will ever read’ by the Daily Mail. His second book, Yes Man – in which he decided to say ‘Yes’ to everything – became a hugely successful film with Jim Carrey in the lead role.

His column in ShortList magazine reaches more than 1.3 million readers weekly. He was the PPA Columnist of the Year 2011 and the Arqiva Radio Presenter of the Year 2012 for his work as the host of the triple Sony Award-winning Xfm Breakfast Show with Danny Wallace. GQ magazine has called him: ‘One of Britain’s great writing talents’.

www.dannywallace.com

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Praise for Who is Tom Ditto?

Tremendous. A wonderfully well-observed and beguiling novel – shrewd, funny and stealthily profound

WILLIAM BOYD

Who is Tom Ditto? is Danny Wallace at his very best: funny, assured and relentlessly clever. A brilliant novel

JOHN NIVEN

Praise for Who is Tom Ditto? - a high concept love story with a mystery at its heart: An air of mystery and of a past being reconstructed, with a booster shot of comedy…As you would expect from the author of Awkward Situations for Men, the toe-curling embarrassment of much of Tom’s life is well realised

OBSERVER

Wallace has scored another hit with this quirky novel…Packed full of gags, this is also a tender and touching story

SUNDAY MIRROR

This is a terrific novel…The plot is wild and unexpected, with a dash of sinister, and it’s incredibly funny

THE TIMES

The brilliant author is back with this hilarious, sharp new novel

THE SUN ON SUNDAY

This mystery, written by TV funny man Danny Wallace, will leave you completely mesmerised

NOW

Wallace is adept at capturing the nuances of the mundane and the ridiculous, while being incredibly funny. 4 stars

STYLIST

Danny is as hilarious as ever

SHORTLIST

Danny Wallace’s beguiling second novel seduces the reader by stealth with some laugh-out-loud throwaway pieces of astute observational comedy…Wallace probes real issues about what makes us who we are in the internet age. It’s the kind of book you have to ration to avoid it being over too quickly

DAILY MAIL

A funny, clever novel from the award-winning writer

MARIE CLAIRE

Chortlesome

BELLA

A deep story with a consistently grounded humour

EMERALD STREET

Wallace’s observational skills and attention to detail are superb…A hilarious and fresh take on modern life. Brilliantly written. 5 stars

HEAT

It’s funny, witty, clever, good-natured – one of those purely enjoyable books you pick up with pleasure and put down with regret. It won’t change your life, but it will brighten it up for a while.

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