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The nostalgia in Shena Mackay’s unsettling evocation of a 1950s childhood is stifled when innocence is damaged by domestic violence and sexual abuse.
A friendless orphan turned middle-aged drifter finds a lasting refuge in Shena MacKay’s curiously eccentric and warm-hearted novel.
About the Author
Shena Mackay was born in Edinburgh. Her writing career began when she won a prize for a poem written when she was 14.