My Name Is Leon (Paperback)

Tender and heart-breaking - Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry'

A beautiful story told with compassion, urgency and wit - Stephen Kelman, author of the Booker-shortlisted 'Pigeon English'

Vivid and endearing - a very powerful book - Emma Healey, bestselling author of 'Elizabeth is Missing'

Leon is pure goodwill in a wicked world, and he won't leave you when you put this unique book down. Authentic and beautiful, urgent and honest, this novel does what only the best do: it quietly makes room in your heart. At the end of the story I couldn't bear to close the book on Leon. I felt I was abandoning him. I wanted to talk about it straight away with someone else who'd read it, and I know a great many readers will feel the same. - Chris Cleave, bestselling author of 'The Other Hand'

Beautiful and heartbreaking - I cried buckets of tears for Leon and his family - Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of 'The Last Act of Love'

The unforgettable story of a boy struggling to belong, and the author captures both his mindset and the period impeccably. Heartbreaking and uplifting - just read it - Daily Mail

Everything in My Name Is Leon rings true. It's an everyday story and this actually makes it more powerful: these are the lows and joys of real life. Someone will be living them as you read - Emerald Street

Beguiling, tender, funny, compassionate ... entirely heartbreaking without being bleak - Sunday Express