31 Dream Street
A landlord who filled his house with people who cannot leave, and now has to move them on.
Toby has spent fifteen years filling a large, decaying London house with lodgers who never leave, all of them stuck in some way, himself most of all. Then he needs to sell, which means gently moving on people who have nowhere to go. Jewell writes a houseful of misfits with warmth that never tips into sentiment, and the book is funny, touching and unusually clear-eyed about inertia.
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Sophie Kinsella
Reclusive Toby has filled his rambling house with a collection of misfits for 15 years. Now he needs to move on, so they must too, and this is the story of him gently edging them on. This book is rich with Lisa Jewell’s trademark warmth, wonderfully drawn characters and descriptions. It’s funny, touching and true.
Interview · August 2010
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