THE OFFING

by Benjamin Myers (£8.99, Bloomsbury) Robert, the 16-year-old son of a coal miner, walks from his Durham village across the countryside to Robin Hood’s Bay. Here, he meets Dulcie, an eccentric older woman, and, through their friendship, he discovers how to live life to the full.

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