''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__________________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'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐