He's a household name without a home Jake is an actor a household name thanks to his role on the UK's most popular soap But his character went upstairs to his bedroom six months ago & never came down again & now Jake is facing an uncertain future Add to that his dad's anger issues the family's precarious finances & the demands of a severely autistic brother; Jake's home feels like a powder keg waiting to explode It's easier to spend nights on friends' sofas & futons but what happens when you feel like a cuckoo in every nest? Cuckoo is a novel about the roles we play when we don't fit in anywhere & finding unlikely solace when home is the least welcoming place of all