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Product Description 'A moving and intelligent comedy about finding love without losing yourself.' GRAEME SIMISON'Toni Jordan is always a special pleasure' LIANE MORIARTY'A sweet, charming and romantic book' BBC RADIO 2'An engaging romantic comedy' THE TIMES'Witty and entertaining' IRISH TIMESGrace Lisa Vandenburg counts. The letters in her name (19). The steps she takes every morning to the local café (920). The number of poppy seeds on her orange cake, which dictates the number of bites she'll take to eat it. Grace counts everything, because that way there are no unpleasant surprises.Seamus Joseph O'Reilly (also a 19) thinks she might be better off without the counting. If she could hold down a job, say. Or open her cupboards without conducting an inventory, or leave her flat without measuring the walls.Grace's problem is that Seamus doesn't count. Her other problem is . . . he does.As Grace struggles to balance a new relationship with old habits, to find a way to change while staying true to herself, she realises that nothing is more chaotic than love.A laugh-out-loud, romantic and uplifting read for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, The Cactus and Me Before You. Review Toni Jordan is always a special pleasure -- Liane Moriarty It's laugh-out-loud funny and painfully sad in turns . . . It is a quick read and extremely hard to put down, as you get addicted to Grace's addictive personality -- Amanda Ross, Richard & Judy Summer Read A moving and intelligent comedy about finding love without losing yourself -- Graeme Simsion Bringing a quirky humour and a sympathetic view of diversity to her story, the author sustains the momentum to the end of this engaging romantic comedy ― The Times An unusual and intriguing novel, written with a very light touch ― Daily Mail Brimming with sarcastic humour ― Guardian Toni Jordan's debut is mature, witty and entertaining ― The Times A sweet, charming, witty, romantic book ― BBC Radio 2 Bringing a quirky humour and a sympathetic view of diversity to her story, the author sustains the momentum to the end of this engaging romantic comedy ― The Times An unusual and intriguing novel, written with a very light touch ― Daily Mail Brimming with sarcastic humour ― Guardian Toni Jordan's debut is mature, witty and entertaining ― Irish Times It's laugh-out-loud funny and painfully sad in turns . . . It is a quick read and extremely hard to put down, as you get addicted to Grace's addictive personality ― Amanda Ross, Richard & Judy Summer Read You'll be hearing more from this talented author ― Choice A sweet, charming, witty, romantic book ― BBC Radio 2, The Weekender A moving and intelligent comedy about finding love without losing yourself. ― Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project Book Description For fans of The Rosie Project, ADDITION is a unique and witty debut novel with added OCD. About the Author Toni Jordan was born in Brisbane in 1966. She loved reading and writing at primary school but by high school had become a science nerd. She has worked as a sales assistant, molecular biologist, quality control chemist and marketing manager. In 2004 she quit her job to study writing and began working on her debut novel, ADDITION. In 2008, ADDITION was a Richard and Judy summer read and in 2009 was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award (the Australian Booker). ADDITION has been translated into eight languages. Toni lives in Melbourne with her husband.www.tonijordan.com