Shy Creatures'A magnificent novel. I loved it to its bones' EMMA STONEX 'A lively, funny, forgiving novel' PATRICK GALE 'Completely absorbing' LISSA EVANS 'A rich and tender story of kindness and compassion' RUTH HOGAN In all failed relationships there is a point that passes unnoticed at the time, which can later be identified as the beginning of the decline. For Helen it was the weekend that the Hidden Man came to Westbury Park. Croydon, 1964. Helen Hansford is

writer and director of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile

's act of courage did not go unnoticed

You thought your neighbours were bad

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Tuomainen continues to carve out his own niche in the chilly tundras of northern Daily Express

piratical gatekeepers and mysterious lost paintings - still exist

rollercoaster of a ride' - MARY E

but one that is rich with possibility

the most traumatic being the death of his mother

Spaceboy is a hilarious and action-packed tale for readers in any solar system

eternal enemies who both now seek dominion over the mortal world

is at his lowest ebb