Reasons To Go Outside: a feel-good and warm hearted novel about unexpected friendship and learning to be brave
Esme King
May 2022 · Hachette UK
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THE HOPEFUL AND BIG HEARTED NOVEL YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS SUMMER
'The heartwarming and uplifting book we all need right now, a celebration of the power of connection and kindness' HOLLY MILLER
'The characters are endearing and the journey for each of them is as sweet as one of Pearl's Victoria sponges' DAILY MAIL
*****
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'
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'The message of hope is conveyed brilliantly'
Reader Review
'The heartwarming and uplifting book we all need right now, a celebration of the power of connection and kindness' HOLLY MILLER
'The characters are endearing and the journey for each of them is as sweet as one of Pearl's Victoria sponges' DAILY MAIL
*****
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
About the author
Esme King is a former news journalist and an award-winning short film writer and director. She was inspired to write Reasons To Go Outside after interviewing a woman with agoraphobia. Esme lives in Devon with her husband, two children and rescue dog, Milo.
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