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Title	:	Skallagrigg
Author	:	William Horwood
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 728 pages
Published	:	1988 by Penguin (first published 1987)
Categories	:	Fiction. Fantasy. Disability. Young Adult

Skallagrigg

William Horwood

Paperback | Pages: 728 pages

Rating: 4.52 | 718 Users | 95 Reviews

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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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Original Title:	Skallagrigg
ISBN:	0140072063 (ISBN13: 9780140072068)
Edition Language:	English

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Wow - this book had me hooked. Not the normal style I read but it met me where I was at, and took me on what seemed like multiple adventures - only to discover that in reality the themes, story lines, and emotions were all interwoven like coloured patterns and echoes of patterns within a giant tapestry or piece of material of a loom... At first it all just looks like a giant mess - but at the end the intracacies are beautifully surprising, subtle, and so well thought through...An insight into

This book was recommended to me by a friend, as it deals with the subject of disability. This is close to my heart, as I have a daughter with a rare syndrome. I have to say, this story quite blew me away, for many, many reasons.Although the book was written and published in the 80's, I was surprised to find that it is not available as an E-book on Kindle. William, if you ever see this, I hope you will consider doing just that. However, I was lucky enough to get a paperback copy second hand.Even

Amazing book...I cried. As upsetting as a burst teabag.

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.

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

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

One of my all time favourite books