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Overview
This is an autobiographical novel about the author's decade at a special school due to a misdiagnosed heart condition. Set in Scotland in the 1950s and 60s, it describes what the consequences could be for children who attended such a school, and it examines the nature of prejudice and ultimately of reality.
Synopsis
This is an autobiographical novel about the author's decade at a special school due to a medical misdiagnosis. Set in Scotland in the 1950s and 60s it describes what the consequences could be for children who attended such a school. It examines the nature of prejudice and ultimately of reality.