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Some people just look destined for great things. And sometimes, life has other ideas.

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´What a beautiful, tender, unexpected story. It uplifted me a lot. It was LOVELY´ Marian Keyes

This is the stunning new novel from bestselling author Mike Gayle, for fans of The Keeper of Lost Things and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. A powerful and bittersweet story of an unexpected male friendship and an unlikely love story, a thought provoking storyline told with Mike´s distinctive wit and insight, touching on issues which affect us all. This uplifting tale reminds us of the simple courage at the heart of every human being.

Ever since The Incident, James DeWitt has stayed on the safe side.

He likes to know what happens next. Danny Allen is not on the safe side. He is more past the point of no return.

The past is about to catch up with both of them in a way that which will change their lives forever, unexpectedly.

But redemption can come in the most unlikely ways.

Praise for The Man I Think I Know

´Beautifully written, thought-provoking and completely charming...reminds us that the everyday things we take for granted without realising how precious they are, can be snatched away in an instant with catastrophic consequences´ Ruth Hogan

´That rarest of things; a moving, beautifully written novel about male friendship...I absolutely loved it´ Lisa Jewell

´Mike is always wise and wonderful, but this is a whole new departure for him - read it!´ Jenny Colgan

´A very special book´ Tracy Rees

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The Man I Think I Know by Mike Gayle is amazing! Really uplifting and a jolly good read to boot Katie Fforde

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Gayle, Mike

Mike Gayle was born and raised in Birmingham. After graduating from Salford University with a degree in Sociology, he moved to London to pursue a career in journalism and worked as a Features Editor and agony uncle. He has written for a variety of publications including The Sunday Times, the Guardian and Cosmopolitan.

Mike became a full time novelist in 1997 following the publication of his Sunday Times top ten bestseller My Legendary Girlfriend, which was hailed by the Independent as ´full of belly laughs and painfully acute observations,´ and by The Times as ´a funny, frank account of a hopeless romantic´. Since then he has written thirteen novels including Mr Commitment, Turning Thirty and The Man I Think I Know. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages.

You can find him online at mikegayle.co.uk and on Twitter @mikegayle.

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