A Thousand Roads Home by Carmel Harrington, audiobook narrated by Jill Crawford and Frank Grimes. Published by HarperCollins listened to using Audible 4 stars
This is one of those stories that slowly draws you in and before you know it you are invested in the characters. This is very much a story of this time, a time when more and more people are finding their housing situation is more vulnerable than they thought.
Ruth and her son DJ no longer have a home to call their own, it was not their fault that their landlord wanted to sell the flat he rented to them, but it meant they were now living in a ‘boutique hotel’ in just the 1 bedroom and a laminated sheet of rules. Tom or Dr O’Grady as he used to be known, is no longer living his best life. Most people never see or notice him on the street or when he sleeps on the park bench.

He has lost everything and just has Betty Davis his dog and a backpack, but Ruth saw Tom, and she knew Tom from when he was Dr O’Grady. Ruth has a rather unique way about her, she likes order, things in their place, she doesn’t do well with noise, she takes things literally. Ruth likes to fix things; she likes to think you can solve the worlds problems by fixing one puzzle at a time.
This story has a good feel-good factor, it has sad moments, but overall, it leaves you feeling that sometimes it all works out well in the end.