Children caught in vicious circle; WEEKEND: BOOKS.Byline: Yvonne Robinson The White Room by Martyn Waites (Simon and Schuster, pounds 6.99) A YOUNG man haunted by visions of Belsen. A small child abused and sold to men by her own father. The story spans four decades and links these two characters as their lives unfold. This is Martyn Waites's fifth book based in his home town of Newcastle. He sets the story in a post-war era of teddy boys and emerging new towns, illustrating it with the graphic language of today's society. It tells of inadequate parents raising their children in a hard, unforgiving culture. When these children become adults they perpetuate this behaviour and the cycle continues. Loosely based on the life of child killer Mary Bell
Mary Flora Bell (born on May 26 1957 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) was convicted in December 1968 of the murders of two boys, Martin Brown (four years old) and Brian Howe , this novel is stark, brutal and cringingly realistic. It squeezes every emotion out of its reader and will not let go until it is finished. An excellent read by a passionate author. Yvonne Robinson has recently completed a journalism course with the Centre for Lifelong Learning Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning", a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors. at Coventry University The expanding main campus is situated on the east side of Coventry city centre, which boasts one of the most innovative (and unusual-looking) university libraries in the UK. The university is particularly noted for its world-renowned automotive design and engineering degree courses as . |
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