Joe Heap was born in 1986 and grew up in Bradford, the son of two teachers. In 2004, he won the Foyle Young Poets award, and he is a published poet. He studied for a BA in English Literature at Stirling University and a Masters in Creative Writing at Glasgow University. Joe lives in London with his long-suffering girlfriend, short-suffering baby, and much-aggrieved cat. The Rules of Seeing is his first novel.

‘A truly original bittersweet tale of life, loss and enduring love that had me intrigued from the first page and then completely hooked. A treasure of a book!’ Ruth Hogan‘Stunning, stunning, stunning… A masterclass in structure, character, and how-to-write-about-love’ Anstey Harris‘A bold read’ WOMAN & HOME‘A lyrical tale of love, loss and regret, When the Music Stops will stay with you long after you’ve finished reading’ HEAT‘A brilliant kaleidoscope of love, friendship and heartache that takes the reader on a never-to-be-forgotten journey. I adored it!’ Celia Anderson‘This is a story of love, near misses, and of those who stay with you forever’ Best‘It’s a thing of beauty… a triumph’ Fionnuala Kearney‘The most incredible thing about Joe Heap’s When The Music Stops is the way it mixes the ordinary with the extraordinary. In one way it’s a version of David Nicholls’ One Day, but set over a longer period . . . A stand-out book’ Frost MagazinePraise for The Rules of Seeing:‘Strikingly brilliant’ Sun ‘An exceptional book’ Dundee Courier ‘This year’s Eleanor Oliphant’ Claire Allan‘Astonishing’ Ruth Hogan‘A tender, tense drama about love and the unexpected places you can find it’ Sunday Express‘A quirky love story which promises to make you see the world in a completely new way’ Daily Mail‘Joe Heap’s fascinating debut makes you think about the things most of us take for granted’Good Housekeeping‘An inspiring story of love, loss and friendship’ #1 bestselling author Catherine Alliott‘It really made me re-evaluate how I see the world…outstanding’Katy Regan, author of Big Little Man‘Startlingly, outstandingly good’ Benjamin Ludwig, author of Ginny Moon

Joe Heap was born in 1986 and grew up in Bradford, the son of two teachers. In 2004, he won the Foyle Young Poets award, and he is a published poet. He studied for a BA in English Literature at Stirling University and a Masters in Creative Writing at Glasgow University. Joe lives in London with his long-suffering girlfriend, short-suffering baby, and much-aggrieved cat. The Rules of Seeing is his first novel.

‘A truly original bittersweet tale of life, loss and enduring love that had me intrigued from the first page and then completely hooked. A treasure of a book!’ Ruth Hogan‘Stunning, stunning, stunning… A masterclass in structure, character, and how-to-write-about-love’ Anstey Harris‘A bold read’ WOMAN & HOME‘A lyrical tale of love, loss and regret, When the Music Stops will stay with you long after you’ve finished reading’ HEAT‘A brilliant kaleidoscope of love, friendship and heartache that takes the reader on a never-to-be-forgotten journey. I adored it!’ Celia Anderson‘This is a story of love, near misses, and of those who stay with you forever’ Best‘It’s a thing of beauty… a triumph’ Fionnuala Kearney‘The most incredible thing about Joe Heap’s When The Music Stops is the way it mixes the ordinary with the extraordinary. In one way it’s a version of David Nicholls’ One Day, but set over a longer period . . . A stand-out book’ Frost MagazinePraise for The Rules of Seeing:‘Strikingly brilliant’ Sun ‘An exceptional book’ Dundee Courier ‘This year’s Eleanor Oliphant’ Claire Allan‘Astonishing’ Ruth Hogan‘A tender, tense drama about love and the unexpected places you can find it’ Sunday Express‘A quirky love story which promises to make you see the world in a completely new way’ Daily Mail‘Joe Heap’s fascinating debut makes you think about the things most of us take for granted’Good Housekeeping‘An inspiring story of love, loss and friendship’ #1 bestselling author Catherine Alliott‘It really made me re-evaluate how I see the world…outstanding’Katy Regan, author of Big Little Man‘Startlingly, outstandingly good’ Benjamin Ludwig, author of Ginny Moon

Joe Heap was born in 1986 and grew up in Bradford, the son of two teachers. In 2004, he won the Foyle Young Poets award, and he is a published poet. He studied for a BA in English Literature at Stirling University and a Masters in Creative Writing at Glasgow University. Joe lives in London with his long-suffering girlfriend, short-suffering baby, and much-aggrieved cat. The Rules of Seeing is his first novel.

‘A truly original bittersweet tale of life, loss and enduring love that had me intrigued from the first page and then completely hooked. A treasure of a book!’ Ruth Hogan‘Stunning, stunning, stunning… A masterclass in structure, character, and how-to-write-about-love’ Anstey Harris‘A bold read’ WOMAN & HOME‘A lyrical tale of love, loss and regret, When the Music Stops will stay with you long after you’ve finished reading’ HEAT‘A brilliant kaleidoscope of love, friendship and heartache that takes the reader on a never-to-be-forgotten journey. I adored it!’ Celia Anderson‘This is a story of love, near misses, and of those who stay with you forever’ Best‘It’s a thing of beauty… a triumph’ Fionnuala Kearney‘The most incredible thing about Joe Heap’s When The Music Stops is the way it mixes the ordinary with the extraordinary. In one way it’s a version of David Nicholls’ One Day, but set over a longer period . . . A stand-out book’ Frost MagazinePraise for The Rules of Seeing:‘Strikingly brilliant’ Sun ‘An exceptional book’ Dundee Courier ‘This year’s Eleanor Oliphant’ Claire Allan‘Astonishing’ Ruth Hogan‘A tender, tense drama about love and the unexpected places you can find it’ Sunday Express‘A quirky love story which promises to make you see the world in a completely new way’ Daily Mail‘Joe Heap’s fascinating debut makes you think about the things most of us take for granted’Good Housekeeping‘An inspiring story of love, loss and friendship’ #1 bestselling author Catherine Alliott‘It really made me re-evaluate how I see the world…outstanding’Katy Regan, author of Big Little Man‘Startlingly, outstandingly good’ Benjamin Ludwig, author of Ginny Moon