Reasons to Go Outside: Esme King

A heartwarming and uplifting debut about the power of friendship, facing your fears, and finding the courage to step into the rest of your life

Pearl Winter hasn`t been outside in forty-three years.

Since she arrived in Dartmoor as a teenager, her isolated cottage has been her whole world. A place of safety. But now Pearl is utterly alone - except for the postman, the local crows, and her memories of the summer when her life turned upside down.

Connor Matthews feels like a stranger in his own home.

Since his mother`s death he`s been adrift - from the life that`s been mapped out for him, and from his dad`s new girlfriend, who is busy painting him out of the family, one wall at a time.

But when Connor takes a summer job as Pearl`s gardener, their unexpected friendship opens the door to a fresh start for them both. If they can just take the first step . . .