'Touching and often hilarious... A truly joyful read'
Press & Journal

Danny Malooley's life is falling apart.

He's a single parent with an eleven-year-old son, Will, who hasn't spoken since the death of his mother in a car crash fourteen months ago. He's being pursued by a dodgy landlord for unpaid rent and he's just lost his job. Struggling to find work, and desperate for money, Danny decides to do what anyone in his position would do.

He becomes a dancing panda.

After seeing street performers in his local park raking it in, he spends his last fiver on a costume... but the humiliation is worth it when Will finally speaks to him for the first time since his mother's death. The problem is Will doesn't know that the panda is in fact his father, and Danny doesn't want to reveal his true identity in case Will stops talking again.

But Danny can't keep up the ruse forever...

'Uplifting'
Woman & Home

A surprising, laugh-out-loud and uplifting story of a father and son reconnecting in the most unlikely of circumstances. For fans of Nick Hornby, Mike Gayle and Jojo Moyes.

About the Author
James Gould-Bourn was born and raised in Manchester. He is an award-winning screenwriter, and has previously worked for various landmine-clearance NGOs in Africa and the Middle East. Keeping Mum is his first novel.

Reviews
A joyous, uplifting story of a father and son finding their way back to each other * Daily Mail *
This hits that sweet spot between being properly funny and gut-punchingly emotional * Sun *
An uplifting tale about a dad reconnecting with his son * Woman's Weekly *
Moving effortlessly from comedy to poignancy . . . Reading it made me want to dance. An absolute gem of a book * Katie Marsh *
Touching and funny * Bella *
A delightful story about fatherhood and childhood * Owen King *
An uplifting and moving tale * Woman's Own *
Funny, touching and surprising * Choice Magazine *
If you want feel-good with a distinctive, funny, supporting cast, then this is the book for you * Irish Daily Mail *
Uplifting * Woman & Home *
Touching and often hilarious... A truly joyful read * Press & Journal *
I couldn't resist this delightful, feel-good novel * Daily Mail *



Book Information
ISBN 9781409191261
Author James Gould-Bourn
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Trapeze
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 240g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 28mm