Dear Neighbour
A moving, inspirational novel about community, family and the true meaning of home
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
12 June 2023
Summary
Alice is working hard to provide for her daughter, Mollie. But it’s a challenge juggling her job alongside her duties as a single Mum in Leeds: a city she barely knows. Her neighbours keep to themselves and as much as she longs for a friend to rely on, she knows that things don’t work out that way.
Bill has lived on Leodis Street for eighty years. It’s where he was born, began his married life and eventually cared for his wife in her final days. Since Sally’s death, Bill’s home is a p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781408725900 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1408725908 |
| Author: | Jane Claire Bradley |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 12 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 22mm |
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Dear Neighbour is a love letter to the power of community. Told through the eyes of a nuanced, diverse and infinitely lovable cast of characters, this uplifting and spirited book shows us what people can achieve when they pull together. A joy to read – ELEANOR RAY, author of Everything is BeautifulI didn’t just enjoy it - I loved it. The story gripped me from the start. I felt for all the characters - especially grumpy old guy Bill and even grumpier teen Jessie. The themes spoke to me: finding strength and friendship in unlikely places, and the importance of standing together when everything seems hopeless. Especially when everything feels hopeless. By the end, I couldn’t put it down and had to finish it in one sitting – ROSIE GARLAND, author of What Girls Do in the DarkJane Claire Bradley has created a neighbourhood so real, I felt part of it. Dear Neighbour tells a story that reminds us of the importance of tolerance, cooperation, and local mutual aid even - or especially - in the face of vast, structural challenges. I’m not exaggerating when I say that this is a novel for our times – CLAIRE ASKEW, author of Cover Your Tracks
About The Author
Jane Claire Bradley
Jane Claire Bradley is an award-winning author and educator. Her first, unpublished, novel received the Northern Debut of the Year Award from New Writing North. She has been featured as a contributing author in The Modern Craft (2022), So Long As You Write: Women on Writing (2022), and Test Signal (2021), a ground-breaking anthology of contemporary Northern writing. Dear Neighbour is her debut adult novel. Jane is based in Manchester.
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