Out of this World is the fourth novel by English author Graham Swift published in 1988 by Viking in the UK[1] and by Poseidon Press in the US.

[2] The majority of the novel is narrated by Harry, the son of Robert Beech a Victoria Cross veteran of WW1 and Harry's estranged daughter Sophie (who lives in New York).

The novel is set in 1982, ten years after the death of Harry's father, in a car bomb by the IRA.

Robert Beech was a prominent figure in the Arms industry but his death led to his son cutting short his career as a news photographer.

The novel concentrates on the broken relationship between Harry (now an aerial photographer) and his daughter Sophie and the scars caused by the death of Robert.