Michael Thompson's romantic magical realism will have you smiling, laughing, crying and questioning: if you knew when someone was going to die ... would you tell them? Family doctor Charlie Knight is in his late thirties, still playing tennis against the same people every Friday night. Still jogging the same streets every morning. Still treating the same patients every day – fixing the high blood pressure and arthritic knees of folks who've known him since he was a kid. But Charlie has a secret plan to escape. A plan to live the life he wants, even if the woman he was meant to do it with has left him behind.
But then Genevieve Longstaff comes back to their hometown, just as something extraordinary happens. Charlie begins to have a vision of the exact number of days a person has left until they die.
Charlie believes it's a gift. It certainly seems like one – after all, he's using it to help his patients, family and friends make the most of their lives: to mend relationships, to travel, to retire. But this gift comes with awful consequences, and soon Charlie realises there are things he doesn't want to know – especially about the woman he still loves.
'All the Perfect Days is simply perfect. Funny and heartwarming with a touch of magic. I read long past bedtime, desperate to know what happened to the characters I'd come to love. If you enjoyed Remarkably Bright Creatures, you'll love All the Perfect Days. A clever mix of whimsy, warmth and humour that you won't be able to put down.' Kerryn Mayne, author of Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder
'All The Perfect Days is a perfect book. Michael Thompson lifts us out of the everyday and reminds us why life is worth living.
When GP Charlie learns he can predict when his patients are going to die, he is faced with a terrible conundrum. And then it gets worse. Would you want to know when the people you love are going to die? All the Perfect Days is a tale that cuts to the heart of things and you won’t be the same after reading it.' Hayley Scrivenor
'In a world that often feels out of control, there is comfort in Thompson’s novels and the idea that magic exists, and that love will prevail. All the Perfect Days is poignant, profound… you won’t be able to put this down.' Jane Tara, author of Tilda is Visible
'Hopeful, clever, and thought-provoking, Michael Thompson’s All The Perfect Days is an inventive meditation on the ultimate existential conundrum—our mortality. Full of lovable characters, this book reminds us that every moment of our lives, especially those with our loved ones, is something to be treasured.' Mikki Brammer, author of The Collected Regrets of Clover
'All the Perfect Days is poignant, big-hearted, and an addictive read. No one crafts high concept page turners celebrating the preciousness of life and the numbered days of lovable characters quite like Michael Thompson.' Siang Lu, author of Ghost Cities
'Original, engrossing, sweet.' Graeme Simsion on How to Be Remembered
