Rowan thinks he knows exactly who he is . . .
The trouble is the world thinks differently.
strangely beautiful stand-alone story. It is
nothing short of extraordinary.’
Philip Ardagh, Guardian
Hear Julie Hearn introduce Rowan the Strange.
Rowan knows he is strange. But dangerous? He didn’t mean to scare his sister. In his right mind, he wouldn’t hurt a fly. But there’s a place he can go where they say they can fix his mind...
As the second World War begins, Rowan is diagnosed as schizophrenic and sent away to a hospital where the latest treatments are available. But the treatments are experimental still -and nobody predicts the effect they will have on Rowan.
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About the author
Julie started her working life as a journalist. After her daughter Tilly was born, she started to train as a teacher at Westminster College, Oxford, where she was taught by Philip Pullman. She then went on to complete a Masters in Women's Studies at Mansfield College; the thesis of which became the basis for her first novel, Follow Me Down. The Merrybegot, her second novel, was shortlisted for the 2005 Guardian Children's Book Prize.
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