A new collection of 11 short stories and a novella by a mistress of the art. This is a book that will change the way you view the people around you. Natalie Scott’s subjects live on the fringe: most have been damaged or disabled in various ways, through no fault of their own. They are victims of fate or circumstance. They have suffered life-changing events that have given them a rather wobbly view of the world around them. If we met them on the street, instinct might tempt us to look away, but instead, one of Australia’s most perceptive writers gives piercing insights into how some of our less fortunate fellow-citizens think and feel. She brings her characters to life through their innermost thoughts and voices and shows us how they learn to cope with their particular challenges. Thoughtful, compassionate, unsentimental tales ask readers to reassess what constitutes normality. Are they so different from us? We all deserve our time in the sun: who can say one life is more precious than another? There, but for the grace of God, go I…
