Publisher's Synopsis
Mick Crossan is a 'homer', removed by social services from his widowed mother and slum home in the Gorbals and placed in 'care'. Along with his sister, Mick is forcibly removed from the slum for his 'moral protection', but faces a life of abuse, first at the hands of priests and nuns, and then on farms as cheap labour. Through it all Mick's spirit burns bright, and his determination to find his family and reclaim his identity draws him back to Glasgow and eventual happiness. Willie Orr deftly writes with a lightness of touch, and addresses a rarely talked about aspect of recent Scottish history.
