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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 YearWoman and Home A PrimaBook 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 hes got a trampoline.
From the moment Reds 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 CANT 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

Author: Matt Coyne
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Wildfire
Published: 05/13/2025
Pages: 432
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9781472297426
Language: English