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 hes got a trampoline.From the moment Reds blonde mop appears over the top of the fence that divides their two gardens, the unlikeliest of friendships is born.