'Best book of the year!'
'A fantastic debut'
The brilliant, heart-warming debut novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author of Dummy and Man vs Toddler
'A lovely feel-good treat' The Times | 'Simply perfect' Daily Mirror | 'Hilariously funny... and beneath it all really quite lovely' The Metro | Brilliant, just brilliant' Huffington Post | Debut of the Year Woman and Home | A Prima Book of The Year
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Sometimes, the friend you need is the one you never saw coming.
Frank and Red are a mess.
Frank is a grumpy old curmudgeon. A recluse whose only company is the 'ghost' of his dead wife, Marcie. He is estranged from his friends, his son, and the ever-changing world beyond his front gate.
And then Red moves in next door.
Red is six. A boy struggling to adjust to the separation of his mum and dad, a new school, and the demonic school bully. Red is curious, smart, he never stops talking, and he's got a trampoline.
From the moment Red's blonde mop appears over the top of the fence that divides their two gardens, the unlikeliest of friendships is born.
. . . And it is a friendship that will change both of their lives forever.
Readers CAN'T GET ENOUGH of this INCREDIBLY MOVING debut novel:
'Raw, real and heartrending, uplifting and simply a delicious read'
'Moving and funny, uplifting and full of hope'
'Stunningly well-written, warm hearted, incredibly funny and moving story'
'A beautifully written, warm and empathic read'



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