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Isaac and the Egg: Poignant yet playful modern-day fable of grief, survival and healing
Bobby Palmer’s absurd, whimsical and inventive tale about coming out of your shell after love and loss is bursting with metaphor
Isaac Addy is not doing well. When we first meet him, he’s standing on a bridge and contemplating suicide. His only saving grace is that he doesn’t quite have the conviction – “that little voice in his head which should be telling him to take the plunge, is warning him off it. Don’t jump! it’s saying, in a mocking little tone. You have so much to live for!”.
To Isaac, the voice is being facetious. ...
