The broken man - Josephine Cox

Sometimes a damaged child becomes a broken man.

A desperate tragedy,
a life-long friend,
and the long and lonely journey to find a family.

Edward Carter is a bully of a man, who inspires fear in the hearts of all who meet him. Adam Carter is twelve years old, an only child with no friends nor any self confidence. His father's reign of terror over his family has Adam's mother Peggy too cowed to protect her son, so Adam's only support comes in the shape of Phil Wallis, the school bus driver.

Then one afternoon, when Adam is his last drop of the day, Phil makes a life-changing decision - to accompany Adam along the darkening woodland lane to his house. But, in the house at the end of the track a terrible tragedy is unfolding, and it is one that will bind them together forever.