The Empathy Problem
- Author Gavin Extence
- Narrator Jack Hawkins
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Run Time 9 hours and 51 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Modern and contemporary fiction.
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What to expect
But the tumour has other ideas. As it grows, it appears to be doing strange things to Gabriel's personality. Whether he likes it or not, he seems to be becoming less selfish, less mercenary, less unlikeable.
Once he could dismiss the rest of humanity as irrelevant. Now he's not so sure. Women, in particular, are becoming worryingly three-dimensional. And none more so than Caitlin, the 'unremarkable' girl he sees busking on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral. When she plays her violin, Gabriel could almost believe that he has a soul...
But as each day that passes brings him closer to his last, has time run out for second chances?
Bestselling author Gavin Extence pushes the envelope again with another thought-provoking and funny novel about the surprises, good and bad, that life can throw at us.
(P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton
Critics Review
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Extence keeps the twists and turns coming, full of mordant wit, until the bitter end.
Daily Mail -
The Empathy Problem is delightful, written in a warm, engaging voice and composed of short chapters that rattle along . . . An accessible read but one that prompts you to think about what it means to live a moral life. It’s so good it ‘ll leave you wanting to change your own life, to be a better person.
Independent -
Witty and sincere . . . very clever
Huffington Post -
Another stand-out book from this outstanding author
The Sun -
A very personal, compassionate and intimate read. Gavin Extence is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, he constantly surprises, challenges and stimulates with his barbed, so beautifully readable books. I sat up reading for most of the night, and even when I had turned the last page, I didn’t want to put it down.
Lovereading.co.uk -
Emotional porn for lefties . . . You can’t put it down . . . precise and propulsive . . . a real page-turner
BBC Radio Scotland
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