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Version: 2017-03-02
Contents
Chapter One: A New Year, a New Child
Chapter Two: Unsettled Early Life
Chapter Four: A Joyful Meeting
Chapter Five: A Positive Start
Chapter Six: Alex Meets His Parents
Chapter Eight: Plans for the Future
Chapter Ten: Another Matter Entirely
Chapter Twelve: Why Did They Stop Loving Me?
Chapter Thirteen: Angry Outbursts
Chapter Fourteen: Nobody’s Son
Chapter Fifteen: An Eerie Noise Outside
Chapter Sixteen: Say Something Positive
Chapter Seventeen: Not to Blame
Chapter Nineteen: Conflicting Emotions
Chapter Twenty: Not Mum and Dad
Chapter Twenty-One: The Family
Chapter Twenty-Two: The Line Went Dead
Chapter Twenty-Three: Before It’s Too Late
Suggested topics for reading-group discussion
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