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Six Numbers: A comedy novel
Where do you begin to find six numbers from your past in just six days?Alfie Jinks keeps having the same strange dream—a message from his late cousin urging him to find six numbers from his past within six days, promising they could change his life for the better. The problem? He has no idea what the numbers are or where to start looking.
His family’s encouragement to chase down the six numbers couldn’t come at a worse time. Alfie is knee-deep in transforming his grandfather’s old fishing tackle shop into the town’s best coffee house—and things are not going smoothly. But despite the terrible timing, he sets off in search of the mystery numbers.
As Alfie reconnects with people from his past, he’s not exactly welcomed with open arms. Old tensions, forgotten grudges and more than a few awkward encounters make his search harder than expected.
With a slick coffee chain about to open across the street, funds running low, and setbacks piling up, Alfie’s future starts to look bleak.
Funny, uplifting, and packed with unexpected twists, The Six Numbers is a feel-good comedy about the journeys we take, the people we meet and the surprising ways the past shapes the future.
For a warm introduction to the book’s humour and heart, check out the sample chapters of The Six Numbers.
His family’s encouragement to chase down the six numbers couldn’t come at a worse time. Alfie is knee-deep in transforming his grandfather’s old fishing tackle shop into the town’s best coffee house—and things are not going smoothly. But despite the terrible timing, he sets off in search of the mystery numbers.
As Alfie reconnects with people from his past, he’s not exactly welcomed with open arms. Old tensions, forgotten grudges and more than a few awkward encounters make his search harder than expected.
With a slick coffee chain about to open across the street, funds running low, and setbacks piling up, Alfie’s future starts to look bleak.
Funny, uplifting, and packed with unexpected twists, The Six Numbers is a feel-good comedy about the journeys we take, the people we meet and the surprising ways the past shapes the future.
For a warm introduction to the book’s humour and heart, check out the sample chapters of The Six Numbers.
282 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 8, 2025
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August 17, 2025
A great funny read, with a Richard Curtis-esque aura to it
My first Artemus Root book and I'm straight off to his others.
There is a touch of the Richard Curtis to this story, not a bad thing by any stretch.
It's a gentle, funny read with very likable, and unlikeable characters.
Sometimes you just need a straightforward read where you suspect you know how it ends, but never actually know.
My first Artemus Root book and I'm straight off to his others.
There is a touch of the Richard Curtis to this story, not a bad thing by any stretch.
It's a gentle, funny read with very likable, and unlikeable characters.
Sometimes you just need a straightforward read where you suspect you know how it ends, but never actually know.
September 16, 2025
I fully appreciate that this book isn't to everyone's taste but I thoroughly enjoyed it and found the humour in it genuinely 'laugh out loud'. The plot is, to say the least, a little off the wall but it has a pleasing ending which would have been impossible to anticipate even 90% into the book.
February 4, 2026
holiday read
Read it in a day whilst on vacation. I could imagine it being made into a movie or a TV programme
Read it in a day whilst on vacation. I could imagine it being made into a movie or a TV programme
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