From the publishers of the bestselling BORN ON A BLUE DAY and MARLEY AND ME: the moving and bestselling story of how a devoted family dog helped free a little boy from the prison of his autism.

'I sat down for a few minutes to skim through A Friend Like Henry"...Hours later, I was still there, with tears running down my cheeks - for the appalling difficulties faced in dealing with the condition and with officialdom, but most of all for the extraordinary devotion and empathy between the boy and his dog. Just buy it, please.' -- Sarah Stacey, Mail on Sunday 'Truly affecting ... terribly touching' -- David Sexton, Evening Standard 'More than just a heartwarming tale about a healing relationship between boy and dog. It is also a mother's painful search for love from a child' -- Herald

Nuala Gardner is a nurse and midwife. She and her husband Jamie have two children, Dale and Amy, both of whom have autism. Dale is 18 and planning a career working with children with autism.