By Megan Thomas
An exciting read for a South African living in London – there’s something so personal about seeing fragments of your own experience in fiction. Not that this plays a particularly large role in the novel, but it certainly meant I started reading in a good mood, which I’m mildly ashamed to admit can really influence whether or not I enjoy a book!
The story follows two protagonists – a brother and sister, Art and Mimi – who lost their parents in a tragic, unpredictable way that most people wouldn’t expect. Except that Art did expect it; as a mathematician, he always spots the patterns. Since the death, the siblings have been glued together by an adhesive made of guilt, duty and comfort, and Mimi particularly is starting to feel the burden of Art’s dependency.
Mimi wants to find love, and Art agrees to help her on the condition that she follows a mathematical formula of odds. Of course, this is quickly upturned when Mimi meets someone organically and refuses to play by Art’s rules. But is there such a thing as coincidence? When Art is in an accident, Mimi is forced to confront much more than she bargained for.
I often have a few books on the go at once, but everything was on pause until I finished this book, which was very quickly – it was moreish and compelling, with a lovely twist that I didn’t see coming. A great read for the poolside this Summer (or fireside, if you’re reading in South Africa).
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