Frank and Red are a mess. Frank is a grumpy old curmudgeon. A recluse whose only company is the 'ghost' of his dead wife Marcie. He is estranged from his friends his son and the ever-changing world beyond his front gate. And then Red moves in next door. Red is six. A boy struggling to adjust to the separation of his mum and dad a new school and the demonic school bully. Red is curious smart he never stops talking and he's got a trampoline. From the moment Red's blonde mop appears over the top of the fence that divides their two gardens the unlikeliest of friendships is born. . . . And it is a friendship that will change both of their lives forever.