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When his parents split, a young boy finds himself living out of a suitcase, alternating between his mother's new family and his father's new life. The story follows his daily navigation of two households and his yearning to return to the familiar warmth of Mulberry Cottage.
Through his eyes, readers see the challenges of stepfamilies, the emotional effects of divorce on a child, and the hope that home can still be a place of belonging, even when circumstances change.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Parenthood & Family Fiction
Authors: Jacqueline Wilson
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