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The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything

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Not that I mind. This turned into a deeper look at the nature of love, guilt and responsibility. Adult siblings Art and Mimi live together, Mimi having given up her own ambitions after the death of their parents 13 years ago to stay with her mathematical genius brother as he works on problems that could change the world. Art is a keen mathematician with ideas and fixations that mean his sister, Mimi, feels she could never leave him alone. And he is on the edge of solving a specific mathematical problem that mathematicians worldwide are trying to solve. His work is like an obsession. There’s no doubt that we usually tip one way or the other, but life has a defy of abhorring clean boundaries and easily-defined decisions, and so while we may favour one approach to life or the other, it’s hard to make decisions as simply as Art might think they can be made. As Art's mistrust of Frank grows, so do Mimi's feelings, and the siblings' relationship is tested to breaking point. Something about Frank doesn't quite add up, and only Art can see it . . . Rey’s surprising admission towards the end of the novel brings a certain kind of peace to Art and Mimi. Do you think she should have told them earlier, or would they not have been ready to hear it?

A delightfully clever tale of first love, loss and an unforgettable sibling relationship'– Marianne Cronin, author of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

Art’s main research is on p versus Np, but he’s (perhaps excessively) paranoid that someone, the wrong someone, is stealing his work and will get there before him. It’s not the prize money he cares about; it’s the potential damage the wrong person might wreak with such powerful knowledge. And his suspicions have ramped up since Frank has appeared on the scene. Has Frank been entirely honest with Mimi?

Our stop ’n search numbers are trash,” says Roberts to Payne. “It’s going to be brutal in there tomorrow morning.” With the offbeat charm of The Rosie Project and generous warmth of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot, a wry, moving debut novel about a pair of unforgettable siblings and a love triangle of sorts—one with math as its beating heart. I read an early copy on Netgalley uk the book is published in the uk on 23rd March 2023 by Pan Macmillan

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There is also a legitimate plot that becomes more interesting as you read. I would say the first 40% of the book took me awhile to get into but then I couldn’t put it down. A] sunny debut, in which heart and mind must work together to shed light on a family secret' – Daily Mail How do you think Mimi and Frank’s story might have unfolded if Mimi hadn’t given him a fake name to start? Is Mimi right when she says their relationship is founded on a lie? The lift doors open on the third floor of the hospital. Aluminium trollies park along the green walls like taxis waiting in a rank. Are you a “37%er” or a “rule-of- thumber”? Do you agree with Art that “math is everywhere,” and that mathematics makes life better, or is its influence insidious?

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