Little, Brown Book Group Dear Neighbour : A Moving, Inspirational Novel About Community, Family And The True Meaning Of Home

Alice is a working hard to provide for her daughter, Mollie.But it's a challenge juggling her job alongside her duties as a single Mum in Leeds: a city she barely knows.Her neighbours keep to themselves and as much as she longs for a friend to rely on, she knows that things don't work out that way. Bill has lived on Leodis Street for eighty years. It's where he was born, began his married life and eventually cared for his wife in her final days.Since Sally's death, Bill's home is a place of solitude, his talisman against an unrecognisable world. When the residents of Leodis Street are threatened with eviction, Alice knows that she needs to make a stand.As she reaches out to her neighbours and learns about their lives, she is surprised to discover that she might already live next door to the friends she has been yearning for.Perhaps together they can build a community to be proud of and discover the true meaning of home.