The bestselling heart-warming family saga from the much-loved author of A Cornish Orphan and Solomon's Tale. The first novel in The Boy With No Boots series... 

Freddie Barcussy knows hardship and pain. His parents Annie and Levi are struggling to make ends meet, both suffering with illness and poverty. Freddie is an outsider at school, misunderstood and angry. They need their luck to change.

Unbeknown to his parents, Freddie holds the key to their future. He has a gift, a gift he has told no one about. If he can learn how to ovecome his fears, he could use it to change all their lives for ever ... Searching to overcome hardship and prejudice, can Freddie find love and happiness or will mistrust ruin his life?

A nostlagic family saga about love, loss and keeping family together, for fans of Sheila Newberry and Katie Flynn

WHAT READERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT SHEILA JEFFRIES’ BOOKS . . .

‘Stunning. Beautifully written, with an exquisitely poetic narrative’

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‘This novel is sweet and insightful and shows a good understanding of human emotions’

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‘I thought all the characters were brilliant’