A GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST, EXPRESS AND OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR

'A beautiful, funny tale of lives new and old'

SUNDAY TIMES

'I loved it . . . word-perfect'

INDIA KNIGHT

'Exceptionally touching'

NEW YORK TIMES

'Pepped up and gorgeous, just bristling with life'

OLIVIA LAING, GUARDIAN

'Brilliantly observed'

NEW YORKER

'Poignant and generous'

TESSA HADLEY, EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Teo Erskine might have a steady job and a brand-new London flat, but underneath the surface, he's still the boy seeking approval from his father, Vic; the young man playing late-night poker with his best friend, Ben; the one still in love with the enigmatic Lia, now a single mum to a young boy, Joel.

When the unthinkable happens, two-year-old Joel finds himself at the centre of this odd constellation of men - Teo, Vic, Ben. None of them is fully equipped to look after him, but their tentative attempts at love might just be enough to offer him a new place to call home.