Alex on kolmekümnendates pereisa, kes armastab oma naist, kuid ei oska seda kuidagi väljendada. Ta armastab ka oma poega Sami, aga ei mõista teda sugugi. Sam on kaheksa-aastane imetore poiss. Tal on autism. Temale on maailm üks suur mõistatus, mille lahendamisega ta üksi toime ei tule. Algul tunduvad haiguse kaasnähud ületamatult rasked, ent siis hakkavad Alex ja Sam koos „Minecrafti“ mängima. Just see mäng teeb lukust lahti autistist poja ja tema isa suhte. Isa õpib uuesti mängima ning poeg...
A Boy Made of Blocks is a funny, heartwarming story of family and love inspired by the author's own experiences with his son, the perfect latest obsession for fans of The Rosie Project, David Nicholls and Jojo Moyes. A father who rediscovers love Alex loves his wife Jody, but has forgotten how to show it. He loves his son Sam, but doesn't understand him. He needs a reason to grab his future with both hands. A son who shows him how to live Meet eight-year-old Sam: beautiful, surprising...
Tom, devoted single father to Hannah, is the manager of a tiny local theatre. On each of her birthdays, its colourful cast of part-time actors have staged a fantastical production just for her - a day of wonder. However hard life gets, all Tom wants to do is make every moment magical for her.Now, as Hannah begins to spread her wings, the theatre comes under threat of closure and the two could lose one another. But maybe, just maybe, one final day of magic might just save them both.
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From wronged wives to nosy neighbours, from distant dads to new-found family, from secrets to lies, fresh starts to false endings - and everything in between...
A collection of brilliant short stories from the best writers around.
This collections contains original stories from Fanny Blake, Louise Candlish, Mike Gayle, Mari Hannah, Sophie Kinsella, Jojo Moyes, Adele Parks, Ian Rankin, Mahsuda Snaith and Keith Stuart.
In Second World War Bath, young, naive wireless engineer Will meets Austrian refugee Elsa Klein: she is sophisticated, witty and worldly, and at last his life seems to make sense… until, soon after, the newly married couple's home is bombed, and Will awakes from the wreckage to find himself alone. No one has heard of Elsa Klein. They say he was never married. Seventy years later, social worker Laura is battling her way out of depression and off medication. Her new case is a strange,...