Frances Foggarty, now in her fifties, remembers her childhood.. When she was nine her ten-year-old brother, Tom, was hit by a milk-float and killed. He returns after the funeral and Frances's story is of her new relationship with Tom, the ghost and 'guardian angel'. Frances wears a caliper as a result of polio and she and her young brother live with a rather tyrannical aunt. In this touching tale of loss, hardship and endurance Frances comes to terms with Tom's death and moves on in her life.

‘Buy this book, and not just for your children and teenagers. Grans, grandads, mums and dads will appreciate this slim ghost story that is also a beautiful evocation of a grim 1950s childhood.’
Lyn Gardner, Guardian

‘Ahlberg seems to have set himself the challenge of creating a reflective tale from a grim but believable set of circumstances’.
Books for Keeps

‘A haunting, moving tale that is tinge with sadness, yet still manages to create a touching sense of hope’.
Junior