Following a personal tragedy, Will Buckingham propels himself out, alone, into the world, to explore what it means to be a stranger - the joys and pitfalls, the perennial truths. A glorious book, fabulously learned and funny, and filled with all manner of stirring stories
Philip Marsden, author of The Summer Isles
A treasure trove of all the possibilities strangers can be to each other. Read, learn and savour
Madeleine Bunting, author of Labours of Love: The Crisis of Care
Buckingham provides a map for others to follow, showing that when we show kindness to strangers, we may be entertaining angels unawares
John Paul Flintoff, author of How to Change the World (School of Life)
Humane and heart-warming
- Caroline Sanderson, Bookseller
A moving memoir of finding solace
Economist
Very excellent
- Reverend Richard Coles, BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live