William Horwood's books have long been among my favourites - in particular Duncton Wood, Skallagrigg and The Stonor Eagles. It has been interesting, in reading this book, to see how his early life experiences shaped the approach he took to his novels...
There is a lot of heart in this memoir - as well as courage and hope... it is fascinating to reflect on how at just the right times in his early life he had caring adults about him who believed in him.
Of anything Horwood has written, this story could easily be turned into a film, a film to rival Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes.
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