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Somehow Garfield finds his way into her bed, and sooner than anyone can believe there is a baby, and suddenly giving Bird, her son, the best of everything is what gives Paulette’s life meaning. So why is it another little boy, Nellie, who keeps Paulette awake at night? Nellie who is being raised a few streets away, with no sign of a mum. Surely Paulette is the last person who should be getting tangled up in any of that?
A tender celebration of kindness and its power to change lives, The Best of Everything is one of the most beautiful and uplifting novels you’ll read this year.
‘Tender. Beautifully judged’ Guardian
‘De Waal takes an ordinary life and renders it extraordinary’ Monica Ali
‘Wonderful. De Waal writes brilliantly about forgiveness’ Clare Chambers
‘A profoundly compassionate novel of devastating power’ Bernardine Evaristo
