Julietta Henderson

It was a journey they would always remember . . . for a friend they'd never forget. Norman and Jax are a legendary comedic duo in waiting, with a five-year plan to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe by the time they're fifteen. But when Jax dies before they turn twelve, Norman decides a tribute act for his best friend just can't wait, so he rewrites their plan: 1. Look after Mum. 2. Find Dad. 3. Get to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Sadie knows she won't win Mother of the Year and she's not proud she doesn't know who her son's father is. But when she finds Norman's list, all she wants is to see her son smile again. So, enlisting the help of eccentric friend Leonard - an 84-year-old veteran with superior planning skills and a thirst for adventure! - they set off on a pilgrimage to Edinburgh, making a few stops to find Norman's dad along the way.

He drinks more than he should, lives in his best friend's garden shed... and he hasn't spoken to his sister in sixteen years. But when Danny winds up in a misleading newspaper article, claiming his lifestyle might be quite enlightened, he is thrust into the limelight. Letters begin to flood in from strangers seeking his guidance.

Wolfie is the daughter of Danny's estranged sister. She's never met her uncle, but her mother is struggling and Wolfie needs help. So when she sees Danny's picture in the paper, she sets out to find him.

Within a week, Danny goes from being responsibility-free to a big brother, an uncle and an unwitting existential 'guru' to some very lost souls.

Can he become the man they all need him to be?

An uplifting and heart-warming novel about a family reunited second chances and the power of forgiveness from the author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman. Danny Mulberry is the definition of a man who 'could do better'. He hasn't spoken to his sister in sixteen years spends most of his spare time in the local pub and currently lives in his best friend's garden shed. But when the consequences of one drunken evening draw the attention of the press a misleading article appears depicting Danny's less-than-perfect lifestyle as something covetable and wise.

People start to think this apparently enlightened man could be the one with all the answers and letters begin to flood in from strangers seeking his guidance. Wolfie is the teenage daughter of Danny's estranged sister Lou. She's never met her uncle. But her mother needs help so when Wolfie sees Danny's picture in the paper she sets out to find him. Within a week Danny goes from being responsibility-free to a big brother an uncle and an unwitting existential 'guru' to some very lost souls. Can he become the man they all need him to be?