Reasons to Go Outside: An Uplifting, Heartwarming Novel about Unexpected Friendship and Bravery

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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Author: Esme King
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 10/17/2023
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.30w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9781529362862
ISBN10: 1529362865
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Romance | Contemporary
- Fiction | Family Life | General

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.