The most compelling character, is undoubtedly, six year old Ben, a walking encyclopaedia, appreciated by few except his adored sixteen year old sister Skye who understands only too well how vulnerable he is. Both are exposed to the continuing neglect of their flighty mother Linda, and the random brutality of her latest boyfriend, a thug and a petty crook. They have little choice but to escape from this toxic environment, but their flight doesn't end quite as they imagined, and indeed, their future may be as uncertain as their past.
Spargo-Ryan writes beautifully, with a natural ear for dialogue, essential to the atmosphere of realism she wants to create.
Helen Scheller