A KNOCK AT THE DOOR

An incredible read I laughed I cried and my heart was truly touched by this beautifully written true story of hope and humanity at its best Rosemary Conley CBE An extraordinary story Truly Inspirational Tim Vine An astonishing story of kindness self learning pain unbelievable hope and the sheer power of love to change a life Christmas 1975 and Queen s Bohemian Rhapsody is riding high in the charts In a residential street just outside Cardiff a persistent knocking breaks the stillness of the evening When Rob Parsons a young lawyer opens his door he finds a man standing before him clutching a bag of belongings and a frozen chicken Rob and his wife Dianne invite him into their home cook his chicken and offer him shelter for the night What happens next is an astonishing story of human kindness self learning incredible pain unbelievable hope and the sheer power of love to change a life A Knock at the Door is the true story of Ronnie Lockwood a homeless man who entered the home of a young couple became a dustman and lived as part of their family for over 45 years until his death But this is not just Ronnie s story it is also that of Rob and his family Outwardly the two men s lives were worlds apart as Ronnie emptied rubbish bins Rob flew