Bradley Somer was born in Sydney, Australia and grew up in Canada. His short fiction has appeared in literaryjournals, reviews and anthologies.
Amazing Cosmopolitan Quirky, ambitious, with a touch of serendipity Red Magazine Refreshingly original...quirky and colourful - if you want something different and unexpected to read this summer, this is definitely a break from the norm. **** Heat Magazine To decide to weave an intricate ensemble tale around the everyday lives, hopes and desires of those who occupy a high-rise apartment block is ambitious. To then decide that the hero of the story will be a philosophical goldfish - and that the novel's ending will be given away inside the opening chapter - is just plain ballsy. But Canadian writer Bradley Somer pulls off the feat with ease. Shortlist An irrepressible novel-breezy, funny, sexy, and bursting with life. Bradley Somer has enormous affection and empathy for his cast of all-too-human characters (including the goldfish named Ian). -- Tom Perrotta