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Skallagrigg

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.

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Title	:	Skallagrigg
Author	:	William Horwood
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special 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 Reviews

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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.

Horwood's master work. Set in the world of cerebral palsy and historical mental asylums, it sounds a very unattractive read. But it is wonderful, magical and powerful. Life-changing, or at the very least, eye-opening.

For years I used to puzzle over my choice, should the inevitable happen, and I was invited onto Desert Island Discs to select my one book to take with me to while away my days.A lifetime of solitude for me, would be my ultimate test of self and I always believed that I could never pick a single book (Bible and The Complete Works of Shakespeare a given)that would act as my humanitarian surrogacy.Across music, film, entertainment and until now literature, I have always been a fence-sitter. Not

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

This is one of my all time favourite books. William Horwood weaves the two stories together with a seamless beauty. The emotion he evokes is so raw it left me in tears more than once.

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

Fantastic book. Really hard to explain. About the world of disabled people who can not communicate in normal ways and the way the world treats them. Several story lines about the nature of true and convoluted friendships along the way and a sad indictment on British Institutionalism (not that its unique to Britain). One of the best books I've ever read.I've read some of William Horwood's animal fantasy. The Stonor Eagles would be my favourite.For a bio and book info go to my link text