a thousand roads home: the most gripping, heartwrenching page-turner of the year!  <p><strong>now featuring an ebook exclusive christmas chapter!</strong></p><h2>‘warm, uplifting & important...a very very special book’ <strong>marian keyes</strong></h2><h2>‘beautifully moving and uplifting’ <strong>cecelia ahern</strong></h2><h2>meet tom...</h2><p>or dr o’grady, as he used to be called. when you pass him on the street, most people don’t even give him a second glance. you see, tom isn’t living his best life. burdened by grief, he’s only got his loyal dog, bette davis, for company and a rucksack containing his whole world.</p><p>then there’s ruth and her son, dj, who no longer have a place to call home.<br />but ruth believes that you can change the world by helping one person at a time – and tom needs her help...</p><p><strong>why readers and authors love carmel harrington:</strong></p><p>‘at 72 years old i have lived a life that encompasses most of your stories and <strong>you give a lift to my soul that inspires me</strong>’ ruth, norwich</p><p>‘convincing characters, <strong>always gripping</strong>, endearing, with a cracking pace’ <em>irish independent</em></p><p>‘beautifully written, emotionally intelligent & <strong>moving in the extreme</strong>’ <em>daily mail</em></p><p>‘<strong>brave</strong> and original’ liz nugent</p><p>‘important, <strong>life-affirming</strong> and bursting with carmel’s trademark warmth and hope. it belongs on everyone’s shelf, and in everyone’s hearts’ hazel gaynor</p><p>‘timely, moving and<strong> full of heart</strong>’ catherine ryan howard</p><p>‘a remarkable, special, joyous book that <strong>captured my heart</strong>’ alex brown</p><p>‘fearless, brave and <strong>so full of heart</strong>...carmel has written her first number one’ claudia carroll</p>