Having latched onto William Horwood - see here - I carried on in my usual way, acquired over many years of forensic auditing, and came across "Skallagrigg" - and I'm not even going to tell you what "Skallagrigg" is other than to say that it is both a book and a movie.
In our society which promotes packaging over content, where the human eye and brain are programmed to seek harmony, to favour the lovely or noble visage, the gently undulating body, the graceful carriage, physically and mentally disabled people, while no longer locked away in institutions, are still outsiders.
Remember the Beauty and the Beast? And The Elephant Man? Well, "Skallagrigg" is about a special being with a keen empathy for people with disabilities – okay, so now I told you but it's up to you to read the book or watch the movie here.
It's a life-changing experience. After all, which of us hasn't, at some time, needed to believe in something greater than ourselves - call it "Skallagrigg", if you will.
