Grace Lisa Vandenburg counts. The letters in her name (19). The steps she takes every morning to the local cafe (920); the number of poppy seeds on her slice of orange cake, which dictates the number of bites she'll take to finish it. Grace counts everything, because numbers hold the worlds together.
Addition is the bestselling debut novel of Toni Jordan, author of Fall Girl and Nine Days. Grace is witty, flirtatious and headstrong. She's not a bit sentimental but even so, she may be about to lose track of the number of ways she can fall in love.Grace Lisa Vandenburg counts. The letters in her name (19). The steps she takes every morning to the local cafe (920); the number of poppy seeds on her slice of orange cake, which dictates the number of bites she'll take to finish it. Grace counts everything, because numbers hold the worlds together. And she needs to keep an eye on how they're doing.Seamus Joseph O'Reilly (also a 19, with the sexiest hands Grace has ever seen) thinks she might be better off without the counting. If she could hold down a job, say. Or open her kitchen cupboards without conducting an inventory, or make a sandwich containing an unknown number of sprouts.Grace's problem is that Seamus doesn't count. Her other problem is . . . he does.
Winner of Indie Awards, Best Debut Fiction 2008 (Australia)
Winner of Medical Journalists Association, Best Themed Fiction 2008 (UK)
Short-listed for Barbara Jefferis Award 2009 (Australia)
Short-listed for Australian Book Industry Awards, Best General Fiction Book 2008 (Australia)
Long-listed for Miles Franklin Literary Award 2009 (Australia)
“'This tremendously enjoyable novel is a romantic comedy with a light touch and a quirky and unforgettable central character.'”
'A stylish, witty and moving love story.' -- Sigrid Thornton
Adelaide Advertiser
'Jordan's voice is distinctive, refreshing and very Australian. Her debut novel is juicy and funny...this is a gem.' Sydney Morning Herald
'This is a winning love story, a sorbet for tired souls.' Age
'Bringing a quirky humour and a sympathetic view of diversity to his story, the author sustains the momentum to the end of this engaging romantic comedy.' The Times
Toni Jordan is the author of four novels. The international bestseller Addition was a Richard and Judy Bookclub pick and was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Fall Girl was published internationally and has been optioned for film, and Nine Days was awarded Best Fiction at the 2012 Indie Awards, was shortlisted for the ABIA Best General Fiction award and was named in Kirkus Review's top 10 Historical Novels of 2013. Her latest novel is Our Tiny, Useless Hearts.
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