Ericka Waller Boeken

A laugh-out-loud tale about love, loss, and motherhood - and all the ups and downs, ins and outs that happen along the way.

George needs his wife 'like a snail needs its shell', but Ellen has gone, leaving him with only a series of instructions and a need dachshund puppy. Lizzie lives in refuge, her body covered in scars. She has spend most of her life on the outside looking in, but now everything is changing, if she can just keep her secret... Dan is a counsellor with OCD, a gardener of other people's thoughts, but so far his most meaningful relationship is with his Labrador, Fitz. Humans are consumed by things we cannot control or change; dogs live from one falling leaf to the next. This is a novel about three people learning to make their way in life, to make connections, and to find joy in living off the leash.

Great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget ...Birdie Greenwing has been at a loose end ever since her beloved twin sister and husband passed away. Too proud and stubborn to admit she is lonely, Birdie’s world has shrunk. But then some new neighbours move in to the house next door.Jane has come to Brighton for a fresh start, away from her ferociously protective mother Min. While Jane finds it hard to stand up for herself, her daughter Frankie has no problem telling people what she does and doesn’t want. Ada Kowalski has come to England to follow her dreams, but her new life is harder than she expected.When a series of incidents brings their lives crashing together, the three find that there is always more to a person than meets the eye …Goodbye Birdie Greenwing celebrates relationships in all their quirky, complicated uniqueness. It is a story about the choices we make and how we justify them. About finding out who we are, not who other people think we should be.