Reg is a homeless person, down on his luck and a bit confused to the point where he can barely remember who he is anymore. One cold, dark night, he seeks refuge in an old, downed tree with the intention of trying to get at a few hours sleep, but little does he know he is not alone...
Little Stevie hasn’t many friends and has never really seen real snow before, so when he wakes up to find his town blanketed in white, he persuades his step-dad to take him over the park so he can play...
And it is there that he encounters what’s left of Reg...for Reg is no longer quite the man he used to be, as a group of bullies who like to pick on Stevie are just about to find out!
Unfortunately I didn’t enjoy this as much as the previous book I read by Cash and found it a little harder to get into. It was still a good read, but lacked some of the depth and flair of the previous novella which is why I’m only giving it 3 * out of 5.
Don’t get me wrong, it was still good - just not as good as some of his other work - and I still stand by my earlier statement that Matthew Cash remains one of the most under-rated British writers around.
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