For Grimwood Streep, life at Dunnydark Hall has lost some of its sparkle. The cook produces nothing but mulligatawny soup for breakfast, lunch and tea. His butler needs dusting, and he hasn’t had a visitor since 1977. But things are about to change. One sunny morning, a boy arrives, and life will never be the same again. A Boy Arrives is a gentle, funny and touching story to delight children and adults alike. Longlisted for The Times/Chicken House Best Children’s Book.