Living Inside Raindrops

- Blurb -

1914. Jimmy Ford is an inimitable, spontaneous, deep-thinking twelve-year-old boy living in Brentwood, Essex during the breakout of World War One. Jimmy is a dreamer, a charming boy, curious about the world outside his small town. With his infectious nature and ubiquitous thirst for adventure, he spends his guiltless days with his best friend, playing and exploring the world outside.Whilst collecting the treasures that soldiers discard from under the railway viaduct, Jimmy and his friend Wilfred read a letter that takes them on an adventure to the local asylum. Jimmy soon learns that this adventure isn't quite as appealing as he first thought...1917. Jimmy Ford, dressed in the uniform of his country, awakes to find himself confined to an asylum. Flitting between the asylum walls and the outdoor serenity of his childhood of 1914, the novel explores the human compulsion to survive; how we bear loss; and how, in the face of adversity, overcoming fear, finding love and living a fulfilled life is still what we strive for.