Mainly focusing on Milo (a 9 year old boy who, partly due to a sight condition, sees the world differently), this book is also written from the perspective of a few other characters whose lives are or become entwined: his mum (unhappy and struggling since Milo's dad recently left), Lou (Milo's gran who is put in a nursing home) and Tripi (a Syrian refugee who works in the kitchen of the home and has been separated from his 12 year old sister whilst escaping the conflict). Between them and a few other characters, it makes up a touching tale of finding hope and support in seemingly hopeless and helpless situations; and how people are dealing with, and indeed are, a lot more than meets the eye. When Milo, (who sometimes misses the bigger picture but notices a lot of detail others don't) decides to expose the nursing home where his gran is for the head nurse's cruel practises; he starts off alone and frustrated but soon finds allies along the way. I could see this working as a TV film/drama. It was difficult to want to put down and I was rooting for the various characters.

Lovely story, with lots of compassion. Kids in my library love this, they report that it is quite sad, but also teaches them lots about love in the family too.

Touching, thought-provoking and brilliantly written. If you enjoyed books such as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night and The Fault in Our Stars, then this could be a good read for you.

This was an unusual read but was very enjoyable.
I felt like it might have been aimed at a YA audience although there was no obvious indication if this was the case.
One of the main issues concerns generational and cultural differences and the way in which people can interact with and influence each other.
I found the writing quite simplistic at times, and not just in the chapters written from Milo’s perspective which reinforced my opinion that this might have been aimed below adults, although there are some mature themes mentioned.
Everything was very easy to relate too. A lot of the target readers will have had experience of children of a similar age and a great deal of people have concerns over ageing, and the health of their parents.
It was mostly quite easy to see where the storyline was going but this didn't detract from the book and made anything that came as a surprise all the more enjoyable.
Some of the plot developments felt a little ‘rushed’, particularly towards the end where everything got tied up a bit too quickly and neatly but it did prevent any sense of drag within the storyline.
There are a few very good messages about our humanity and priorities contained within this book and I will be keen to read more from this author.
I was impressed that this was a debut and
gave it 4 stars out of 5.