A heartwarming and uplifting debut about the power of friendship, facing your fears, and finding the courage to step into the rest of your life

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'
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'With a few tears and lots of smiles, I loved this story from the very start'
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'One of my top favourite heart-warming reads'
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'A beautiful book inside and out'
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'The message of hope is conveyed brilliantly'
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