Ben Brooks is the author of books for children and adults, including The Greatest Possible Good and the million-copy series Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different, both a Sunday Times (London) and New York Times bestseller, which has been translated into twenty-eight languages and received a British National Book Award. He received a Somerset Maugham Award and Jerwood Fiction Prize for his debut novel Lolito, and the Celsius 232 and Premio Torres del Agua for The Impossible Boy. He also writes for television and is developing original TV projects in the UK and Germany.

"I love Ben Brooks." --Matt Haig, New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library

"What begins as a biting satire of privilege soon blossoms into an immersive family saga that asks all the right questions about how to live in an imperfect world. Ultimately, Ben Brooks suggests, the greatest possible good we can do is to be generous with our time and attention -- which is exactly what this witty, bittersweet novel deserves."--Andrew Ridker, author of Hope

"A sharp-witted tragicomedy about money, morality, and a family teetering on the brink. A splendidly funny novel." --Jenny Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street

"Ben Brooks is a magical imp who pumps out dark nuggets of poetry and makes you snort with laughter." --Noel Fielding

Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster

Pub date: 2025-07-15

Length: 336 pages