Jimmy McGuire's misdiagnosis led to him being placed in The Home, where he is subjected to sub-human brutality. No sooner does he escape than he is a suspect in an attack of a woman who has befriended him. Can Jimmy's friends help him overcome the odds and emerge as a whole person? This is a heartwarming story of the triumph of the human condition.
Jimmy felt uncomfortable, added to which he was not used to children. He was afraid the small one on his knee would fall and get broken. Then he laughed at his fear. Broken! Kids don’t get broken, that’s dolls, he thought. Then a memory of himself as a child came into his mind. Oh yes, of course, children got broken too, didn’t they?
About Peter Watson
Peter Watson is an English born writer who lives in Toronto. His father ran centres for victims of cerebral palsy that were beacons of enlightenment. With Such A Wistful Eye was inspired by some of the harrowing tales the author heard from those in his father’s care. “Nothing Is An Accident”, by Peter Watson, is also published by Outskirts Press.
Jimmy McGuire's misdiagnosis led to him being placed in The Home, where he is subjected to sub-human brutality. No sooner does he escape than he is a suspect in an attack of a woman who has befriended him. Can Jimmy's friends help him overcome the odds and emerge as a whole person? This is a heartwarming story of the triumph of the human condition. 
Peter Watson is an English born writer who lives in Toronto. His father ran centres for victims of cerebral palsy that were beacons of enlightenment. With Such A Wistful Eye was inspired by some of the harrowing tales the author heard from those in his father’s care. “Nothing Is An Accident”, by Peter Watson, is also published by Outskirts Press.