Published by Great Britain: Hodder & Stoughton, Limited, 1990, 1990
ISBN 10: 0340515163 ISBN 13: 9780340515167
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0340515163. Billy's not thick, he's just a bit slow. After he loses his job on a building site in London, he slips through society's safety nets and wanders the streets, homeless, desitute and lost. Billy loves flowers and trees. sometimes he sees their beuty more clearly than other people. Mesmerised by a park at dawn, he helps the gardeners although they can't give him a job. There he meets Marie and begins a touching, funny, ultimately heartbreaking friendship.