Next Door: Based on a True Story of When Home Stops Being Safe

A quiet village. A shared garden. A threat that arrives politely and grows impossible to ignore.When new neighbours move into the building next door, life in Marrowick begins to change in ways that are easy to dismiss and difficult to escape. Arguments bleed through walls. Police visits become routine. Fear settles slowly into a home already shaped by care, disability, and responsibility.As the situation escalates, a man who has always believed in calm, honesty, and proportion finds himself living on constant alert. Not violent, but vigilant. Not reckless, but permanently on guard. When a line is finally crossed, restraint itself becomes a risk.Next Door is a restrained, first-person account of prolonged neighbour conflict and the quiet erosion of safety. It explores how ordinary people are changed by sustained threat, how systems fail slowly, and what it costs to protect a family when walking away is not an option.Based on a true story. Readers interested in Adam's other work can explore his adult nonfiction and children's titles through his Author Page.

Pagina's: 98, Paperback, Independently published