Yes. A good book should have the power to move, whether that's thought or tears or laughter. I think I had a lot of tears waiting to be triggered by the ideas in this one

I've loved all your books, but the end of this one struck particularly. I hope I try to make my own small difference to the world 🙏

Why yes, you idiot moggy, I do have a friend with a very long ladder, and fortunately he also has infinite patience to wrestle with you 25ft off the ground to get you home safely

I would 100% sign up for this if it weren't for the fact that I'll be celebrating bestest friend's 50th by consuming enough port and cheese to put us in a cheese-coma. But I do intend to make a mini museum of wondrous engineering bits n bobs. Which isn't quite the same, but inspired by you

"And while it's reeling from that, we'd follow up with a whist drive, a car boot sale, some street theatre and possibly even some benefit concerts. Ok? Now, if that's not enough, I'm sorry, it's time for the T-shirts"