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Reasons To Go Outside
a feel-good and warm hearted novel about unexpected friendship and learning to be brave
By Esme King
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THE UPLIFTING AND HEART-WARMING NOVEL YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS SUMMER Pearl Winter hasn't been outside in forty-three years. Since she arrived on Dartmoor as a girl, an isolated family cottage has been her whole world. A place of safety. But now fifty-nine-year-old Pearl is utterly alone - except for the postman, the local crows, and memories of the summer of 1976. Teenager Connor Matthews feels like a stranger in his own home. Since his mother's death he's been adrift from his remaining family, troubled by the reality of moving on, and unable to see a future ahead. But when Connor begins a summer job as Pearl's gardener, an unexpected friendship opens the door to a fresh start for them both. If only Pearl and Connor can take the first steps . . . ***** Readers love Reasons to Go Outside! 'A book that will stay with you long after you've finished it' Reader Review 'With a few tears and lots of smiles, I loved this story from the very start' Reader Review 'One of my top favourite heart-warming reads' Reader Review 'A beautiful book inside and out' Reader Review 'The message of hope is conveyed brilliantly' Reader Review
THE UPLIFTING AND HEART-WARMING NOVEL YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS SUMMER
Pearl Winter hasn't been outside in forty-three years.
Since she arrived on Dartmoor as a girl, an isolated family cottage has been her whole world. A place of safety. But now fifty-nine-year-old Pearl is utterly alone - except for the postman, the local crows, and memories of the summer of 1976.
Teenager Connor Matthews feels like a stranger in his own home.
Since his mother's death he's been adrift from his remaining family, troubled by the reality of moving on, and unable to see a future ahead. But when Connor begins a summer job as Pearl's gardener, an unexpected friendship opens the door to a fresh start for them both. If only Pearl and Connor can take the first steps . . .
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Readers love Reasons to Go Outside!
'A book that will stay with you long after you've finished it'
Reader Review
'With a few tears and lots of smiles, I loved this story from the very start'
Reader Review
'One of my top favourite heart-warming reads'
Reader Review
'A beautiful book inside and out'
Reader Review
'The message of hope is conveyed brilliantly'
Reader Review