brother. do. you. love. me.

brother. do. you. love. me.

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  • Create Date：2022-10-17 01:16:55
  • Update Date：2025-09-23
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Manni Coe
  • ISBN：1915068053
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Summary

brother。 do。 you。 love。 me。 is the story of two brothers and their extraordinary journey of resilience and repair。 Reuben， aged 38， had been living in a home providing specialised care for adults with learning disabilities。 For months he had been non-verbal， cut off from everyone he loved。 In despair， he sent his older brother a text message: ‘brother。 do。 you。 love。 me。’ Immediately， Manni left his home in Spain and took Reuben out of care and moved them to a cottage in the countryside。 In the stillness of winter， they began a simple routine of walking， inching a little further each day， from the front drive to the village then into the woods and fields。 In the evening， Reuben would take out his felt-tip pens and draw， pouring colourful images of his favourite characters from films and books onto the page。 And as the slow months turned towards spring， on a journey full of frustration and pain， joy and revelation， Reuben and Manni discovered that it is never too late to rebuild the bonds of brotherhood。 brother。 do。 you。 love。 me。 is a dazzling story of hope， resilience and repair for our troubled times。 It explores just how far we’re capable of going to help the ones we love， and asks how – as individuals and a community – we can all take better care of each other。

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Reviews

Aaron Myles ，

Everyone should read this。

Libby Low ，

What a book。 I read it because it's the Blackwell's Book of the Month and I felt I needed to do some research， and I'm so glad I did。 An absolutely gorgeous story of two brothers learning how best to help and care for each other - and themselves too。 Rueben's light shines through the pages of the book as you read about walking the Camino Trail to performing his Friday Night Musicals， and I found my heart really breaking for him as he struggled to leave the mindset that isolation and the pandemic What a book。 I read it because it's the Blackwell's Book of the Month and I felt I needed to do some research， and I'm so glad I did。 An absolutely gorgeous story of two brothers learning how best to help and care for each other - and themselves too。 Rueben's light shines through the pages of the book as you read about walking the Camino Trail to performing his Friday Night Musicals， and I found my heart really breaking for him as he struggled to leave the mindset that isolation and the pandemic had left him in。 I admire Manni's honesty too - it's never easy to admit being in the wrong， or acting rashly in the moment， a harsh tone that you will later regret， despite how inevitable it is （we're all human）。 But he owns these moments， acknowledges that they happen， and moves on。 His story is one of amazing resilience， and the purest form of love there is， no matter how hard this sometimes is。 I'm sure this book will be picking up countless awards over the next year （and rightly so！） and I implore everyone to read this book and to learn to see the world through the eyes of Reuben and his loved ones。 。。。more

Liz ，

I loved this book for many reasons， the story of rescue and recovery， of two way nurturing and care。 My son has Down’s syndrome and my mum spent the pandemic lockdown isolated from family in a care home， her dementia worsening。 So whilst this is a story of siblings， so much of it was very relatable to me。 Because it felt so familiar and very close to home， this made it a challenging emotional read for me personally。 It was beautifully told… Description of every day life， little things that built I loved this book for many reasons， the story of rescue and recovery， of two way nurturing and care。 My son has Down’s syndrome and my mum spent the pandemic lockdown isolated from family in a care home， her dementia worsening。 So whilst this is a story of siblings， so much of it was very relatable to me。 Because it felt so familiar and very close to home， this made it a challenging emotional read for me personally。 It was beautifully told… Description of every day life， little things that built to recovery， interspersed with narrative and reflection about the past and how the brothers had got the place they’re at。 And though it all beautiful illustrations， Reuben’s illustrative voice appearing amongst Manni’s written reflections。 Would hope it gets nominated for a prize or two… Look forward to seeing who snaps up the film rights… A film is surely begging to be made… 。。。more

Megan ，

Being sent proof copies of books is one of the perks of being a bookseller， and I feel genuinely honoured to have had a sneak peak of this before it hits the shelves in a few days。 Thank you Little Toller - you're one of the best。 I am excited to see where this book lands， and can't wait to cheer it along on book of the year shortlists - it's a given， surely？ This book is remarkable。 At it's heart， it's a story of two brothers and the friends and family that surround them。 Of Manni and Reuben。 R Being sent proof copies of books is one of the perks of being a bookseller， and I feel genuinely honoured to have had a sneak peak of this before it hits the shelves in a few days。 Thank you Little Toller - you're one of the best。 I am excited to see where this book lands， and can't wait to cheer it along on book of the year shortlists - it's a given， surely？ This book is remarkable。 At it's heart， it's a story of two brothers and the friends and family that surround them。 Of Manni and Reuben。 Reubs has Downs Syndrome， and during covid he was living in a home for adults with learning disabilities。 The care system was letting him down - importantly the system， not those tirelessly working within it - and he sent Manni， then living in Spain， an SOS text - 'brother。 do。 you。 love。 me。'Manni dropped everything in Spain， leaving behind his business， partner and life - unsure when he would be returning - and moved Reuben out of the care home and into an old farm cottage in the UK countryside。 For months， Manni's main goal is to help Reuben to rediscover the man he knows he can be， and to carefully map out his future。 This is a story of care， of connection， of resilience and most of all of love。 Brotherly love。 It is a deeply personal story and one which I feel touched to have read。 As a fan of nature writing and memoirs I really enjoyed Manni's writing - gorgeously descriptive passages detailing the countryside nestled comfortably alongside the seemingly mundane acts of their day - crucially， I never felt as if I was intruding， by looking in。 A last mention has to go to Reuben's brilliant illustrations， which fill the book with colour and personality。 A truly special book - I can't wait to get handselling this in my shop！ 。。。more

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