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Infinite Home by Kathleen Alcott

Have you ever borrowed a cup of sugar from the lady across the street? Or maybe your next-door neighbour has gone out on a limb to do you a favour. If you’re ‘tight’ with your neighbours then you’ll totally relate to  Infinite Home.

In the follow-up to The Dangers of Proximal Alphabets, Kathleen Alcott explores the relationship between a Brooklyn brownstone owner and her tenants, who become an ‘unconventional’ family unit (whether they like it, or not).

Edith is a widowed landlady who rents out flats in her Brooklyn brownstone. Her tenants – who all have struggles of their own – soon come to realise that Edith’s deteriorating mind, and the presence of her unscrupulous son, Owen, is the greatest struggle that they need to overcome together.

Faced with eviction by Owen and his designs on the building, the tenants are forced find in one another what the world has not yet offered or has taken from them: family, respite, security, worth, love.

Kathleen’s unforgettable portrayal of the characters in Infinite Hom e is both insightful and humorous… and will make you want to hug your next-door neighbour immediately!  A truly touching read.

You can buy Infinite Home   at Exclusive Books.

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