It's an exciting day for Timothy Flowers. It's the third of November, and it's Friday, and it's his twenty-first birthday. When Timothy walks to his usual street corner to see his favourite special bus, he meets Charlie. Charlie is a builder who is desperate for Timothy's help because Timothy is very tall, six feet six inches. Timothy has never had a job before - or no work that he's kept for more than a day. But when Timothy and Charlie have to collect money from a local thug, things don't exactly go according to plan...
Over the course of one day, Timothy's life will change for ever.
Authentic and beautiful, urgent and honest, this novel does what only the best do: it quietly makes room in your heart -- Chris Cleave on 'My Name is Leon'
Tender and heart-breaking -- Rachel Joyce on 'My Name is Leon'
Startlingly funny. Balances the gritty with the feel good -- Observer on 'My Name is Leon'
Beautiful and heartbreaking -- Cathy Rentzenbrink on 'My Name is Leon'
A beautiful story told with compassion, urgency and wit -- Stephen Kelman on 'My Name is Leon'
A touching, thought-provoking debut -- Guardian on 'My Name is Leon'
Vivid and endearing - a very powerful book -- Emma Healey on My Name is Leon
Author
About Kit de Waal
Kit de Waal was born in Birmingham to an Irish mother, who was a foster carer and a Caribbean father. She worked for fifteen years in criminal and family law, was a magistrate for several years and sits on adoption panels. She used to advise Social Services on the care of foster children, and has written training manuals on adoption and foster care. Her writing has received numerous awards including the Bridport Flash Fiction Prize 2014 and 2015 and the SI Leeds Literary Reader's Choice Prize 2014. My Name is Leon is her first novel. She has two children.
