'A horny romp that makes you think laugh and feel. O'Connell is one of my favourite writers'
MONICA HEISEY author of Really Good Actually 'A very funny novel about falling for a
fantasy and finding love for one's own self' MELISSA BRODER author of The Pisces 'Funny
horny heartbreaking' CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE author of Promising Young Women
____________________ Eliott is a TV writer with a perfect-penised boyfriend. He's living the
dream. But behind the glossy veneer he's been papering over cracks and they're starting to
show. He's creatively stifled he's drinking a little too often and his cerebral palsy makes
him feel like gay Shrek. When River walks in Elliott's life is turned upside down in the best
way. River is funny charming and makes him feel seen . But maybe that's part of the deal when
you hire a sex worker. Eliott is lost and he needs someone anyone to point him in the right
direction. After all it's a long limp towards redemption. A hilarious sexy ground-breaking
debut novel about the intersection of queerness and disability and discovering who you really
are. ____________________ What readers are saying about Just By Looking at Him 'Darkly
funny and poignant' 'Such a fresh take . . . I was gripped from the first page' 'Brutally
honest funny and poignant look at modern life through the lens of disability' 'This book is
honest hilarious and raw . . . I loved literally every character' 'The author has such a
strong voice and has created in Eliot a character that I will not soon forget . . . I found
myself laughing out loud' 'Reads like your favorite whip- smart sitcom everyone looks forward
to at the end of the day' 'One of the funniest books I have ever read'
