<p><b><h3>THE UPLIFTING AND HEART-WARMING NOVEL YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS SUMMER</h3></b><br><b>Pearl Winter hasn''t been outside in forty-three years.</b><br><br>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.<br><br><b>Teenager Connor Matthews feels like a stranger in his own home.</b><br><br>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 . . .<br><br>*****<br><br><b><i>Readers love Reasons to Go Outside!</i></b><br><br>''A book that will stay with you long after you''ve finished it''<br><b>Reader Review</b><br><br>