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The Blurb On The Back:
This is the story of Stuart Shorter: thief, hostage-taker, psycho and street raconteur. It is a story told backwards, as he wanted, from the man he was when Alexander Masters met him to a “happy-go-lucky little boy” of twelve. Brilliant, humane and funny, it is as extraordinary and unexpected as the life it describes.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
A stunning biography about the complicated reasons for why Stuart Shorter became a self-harming, violent, drug abusing member of the homeless. At the risk of sounding cliché, I laughed, came close to tears and gasped in horror at the events described. It’s a must read book that makes you think about the human tragedies that lead people to live on the streets.
This is the story of Stuart Shorter: thief, hostage-taker, psycho and street raconteur. It is a story told backwards, as he wanted, from the man he was when Alexander Masters met him to a “happy-go-lucky little boy” of twelve. Brilliant, humane and funny, it is as extraordinary and unexpected as the life it describes.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
A stunning biography about the complicated reasons for why Stuart Shorter became a self-harming, violent, drug abusing member of the homeless. At the risk of sounding cliché, I laughed, came close to tears and gasped in horror at the events described. It’s a must read book that makes you think about the human tragedies that lead people to live on the streets.
