William Horwood
Paperback | Pages: 728 pages Rating: 4.52 | 718 Users | 95 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Skallagrigg |
| ISBN: | 0140072063 (ISBN13: 9780140072068) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Skallagrigg unites Arthur, a little boy abandoned many years ago in a grim hospital in northern England with Esther, a radiantly intelligent young girl who is suffering from cerebral palsy, and with Daniel, an American computer-games genius. Skallagrigg - whatever the name signifies, whoever he is - will come to transform all their lives. And William Horwood's inspired, heart-rending story of rescue and redemptive love will undoubtedly touch your life too.List Out Of Books Skallagrigg
| Title | : | Skallagrigg |
| Author | : | William Horwood |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 728 pages |
| Published | : | 1988 by Penguin (first published 1987) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Fantasy. Disability. Young Adult |
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Ratings: 4.52 From 718 Users | 95 ReviewsCritique Out Of Books Skallagrigg
Its taken me far too long to get around to reading this book but so glad I finally made the time. The language is somewhat dated in places but the story is timeless and melds so many aspects of disability, love, friendship and social conditions all wrapped up in a timeless quest for the truth. A mystery, a romance, a treatise on society's treatment of the vulnerable and the power of computing to change thoughts and understanding. An outstanding and epic masterpiece.Wonderful book (hard to get hold of but worth the effort). I'll let a guy called Paul Silver do the spadework for me - he reviewed the Horwood's own daughter had this disability and was the inspiration for the book.Recommended without reservation, you just need to suspend your disbelief that you could ever enjoy a book about "spastics" for 20-30 pages."
Easily makes my top fiveI have always been a prolific reader and sometimes have as many as five books on the go at any one time, picking up the one which most suits my mood.This book is absolutely brilliant and so beautifully touches the emotions of the reader. It made me laugh and it made me cry. I cried often and long and deep.It is clear that William Horwood has been close to cerebral palsy and his daughter, Rachel, does suffer from this condition.The central figures are Arthur, a sufferer
I have discovered from other reviews that the author has a CP daughter and this book clearly came from the heart. I read it because someone who loved it sourced an out of print copy for me. I read all 728 pages. Let's leave it there.
I hold this book dear because it was one of the first books I read in English, shortly after it was published in 1987. On re-reading it, I was surprised it is not at all outdated, in fact the computer game that plays a big part in the book, could set the story easily in the current time. Skallagrigg is the heartbreaking story of a non-verbal boy with cerebral palsy, Arthur, in the beginning of the 20th century who is not recognised as highly intelligent. Taken from a loving environment he enters
Undoubtedly one of the best books I have ever read. Intriguing, emotive, harrowing, truthful and ultimately uplifting. In places it is astonishingly brutal but, believe me, the brutality is not exaggerated but par for the course in the old institutions - I worked in some of them in their final days and they were dreadful, hellish places.The blurb on the books cover talks about it being a life changing book and I think it is, few books have had such an emotional impact on me as this one.I have
One of my all time favourites, I forget how many times I've read it
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