The Unlikely Heroics of Sam Holloway

A laugh-out-loud feelgood novel about an unlikely hero and the woman who saves him. An irresistible story about an unlikely hero and the woman who saves him.Sam Holloway has survived the worst that life can throw at you. But he's not really living. His meticulous routines keep everything nice and safe - with just one exception . . .Three nights a week, Sam dons his carefully designed superhero costume and patrols the streets. When Sam is a superhero, he feels invincible - but his unlikely heroics are getting him into some sticky, and increasingly dangerous, situations. Then a girl comes into his life, and his ordered world is thrown into chaos . . . and now Sam needs to decide whether he can be brave enough to finally take off the mask.Bursting with heart, this is a moving story about grief, loneliness, and the life-changing power of kindness. This is not an ordinary love story, and Sam Holloway is not your typical hero. But he is a hero...Sam Holloway is 26 years old, and since a terrible tragedy struck in his life, he's lost faith in the world. As a means of keeping his grief at bay, he needs everything to be just so - he has a strict routine, from which he rarely deviates, and if he focuses on this, and on his mundane job at a Japanese electronics office, he can just about avoid confronting the unbearable loneliness of his life.But, three nights a week, Sam leaves his small insignificant life behind, dons his carefully constructed superhero costume, and patrols the streets of his community - preventing crime, protecting the vulnerable, an acting as a power for good. When Sam is wearing his superhero costume, he feels invincible. But his superhero activities are getting him into some sticky, and increasingly dangerous situations.And when a girl comes into his life - a beautiful, perfect girl who actually thinks he is worth talking to - it throws his careful routines into chaos.Sam needs to decide whether he can be brave enough to take a chance on love. And believing that something good can come after all the pain.This is a heart-breaking story about grief, loss and loneliness. But it's also a heart-warming story about love, and the great power of kindness.

--- 'One thing's for certain, we need more Sam Holloways - in literature and in life.' Culturefly --- This is no ordinary love story and Sam is no typical hero...but he is a hero. Charming, quirky, and absolutely bursting with heart, t****his is the perfect read for fans of The Rosie Project, A Man Called Ove, and Eleanor Oliphant**.** Sam Holloway has survived the worst that life can throw at you. But he's not really living. His meticulous routines keep everything nice and safe - with just one exception... Three nights a week, Sam dons his superhero costume and patrols the streets. It makes him feel invincible - but his unlikely heroics are getting him into some sticky, and increasingly dangerous, situations. Then a girl comes into his life, and his ordered world is thrown into chaos ... and now Sam needs to decide whether he can be brave enough to finally take off the mask. Both hilarious and heart-warming, this is a story about love, loneliness, grief, and the life-changing power of kindness. ---'Possibly the best book about a geek written for geeks ever written. Sam is one of us. By the time Sam's adventures have come to an end, your heart will have broken - but then it will swell with joy. This book is bloody lovely. Read it' SFX Magazine --- Find out what readers are saying about Sam Holloway: 'Highly recommend this book. Emotional and inspirational with a dash of action and romance' Goodreads reader 'Brilliant book, well written and gripping from page one' Goodreads reader