Mike Gayle excelled again! What a beautiful book! I loved it! Connor was a delight and loved Leila and Marcus. An easy read that just made you want more and more, at one point I was gasping, then crying. An emotional journey with the best ending!

Absolutely delighted to be allowed to read Hope Street, the new novel from Mike Gayle. I have been a fan since his very first book, My Legendary Girlfriend, was published and he has become one of my “drop everything and read” authors.

Connor is a special young man, living alone and working at a DIY chain store. He is able to live independently but his is now the only house in Hope Street that hasn’t been vacated prior to demolition. When Lila, a local reporter, is dispatched to interview him, she discovers that Connor can’t leave his house. If he does, how will his mum know where to find him? His mum who went out on an errand 3 years earlier. An errand she failed to return home from. Connor’s mum has seemingly vanished into thin air so when Connor releases that Lila can help him find Bernadette, she reluctantly agrees……


What a story. Mike just gets better and better. I love his characters and the way he writes. This might just be my new favourite Mike Gayle novel.