Single mother Ruth, her son DJ, and a man who walked away from family life ten years prior find solace in each other pitted against a world that fixes them with a sense of outsiderhood. Featured in Eason's Top Ten Favourite Book Poll 2018. `Warm, uplifting & important.a very VERY special book' Marian Keyes`Beautifully moving and uplifting' Cecelia AhernMeet Tom. Or Dr O'Grady, as he used to be called. When you pass him on the street, most people don't even give him a second glance. You see, Tom isn't living his best life. Burdened by grief, he's only got his loyal dog, Bette Davis, for company and a rucksack containing his whole world. Then there's Ruth and her son, DJ, who no longer have a place to call home.But Ruth believes that you can change the world by helping one person at a time - and Tom needs her help. Why readers and authors love Carmel Harrington: `At 72 years old I have lived a life that encompasses most of your stories and you give a lift to my soul that inspires me' Ruth, Norwich `Convincing characters, always gripping, endearing, with a cracking pace' IRISH INDEPENDENT `Beautifully written, emotionally intelligent & moving in the extreme' DAILY MAIL `Brave and original' Liz Nugent `Important, life-affirming and bursting with Carmel's trademark warmth and hope. It belongs on everyone's shelf, and in everyone's hearts' Hazel Gaynor `Timely, moving and FULL of heart' Catherine Ryan Howard `A remarkable, special, joyous book that captured my heart' Alex Brown `Fearless, brave and so full of heart.Carmel has written her first number one' Claudia Carroll