A review by smalltownbookmom
Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese

5.0

Ragged company by Richard Wagamese is an incredibly heartbreaking and humanizing story of four chronically homeless people, “Rounders,” who come together on one of the coldest nights of the year to find shelter in a movie theatre. Timber, Digger, Double Dick and Amelia “One for the dead” One Sky also meet Granite, a down on his luck reporter in the theatre and all five form lifelong bonds that get tested as they find a winning lottery ticket. Eventually we learn of the tragic circumstances that led each of them to a life on the street and how having money doesn’t necessarily make their lives better. “I was still the same man. Nothing had changed but my appearance...All the sirs and all the politeness, all the nods, small salutes and other signs of inclusion couldn’t hide the fact that I was still a ragged man inside.” This book was Wagamese at his best - highly recommend!!