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A powerful biography . . . a moving portrayal of an astonishing man with a brilliant brain trapped inside a damaged body. -- The Observer

A powerful biography ... a moving portrayal of an astonishing man with a brilliant brain trapped inside a damaged body The Observer A splendid book that captures not only the life of Christy Brown, but the atmosphere of the world he grew up in Irish Sunday Independent From unpublished and largely unexamined letters and poems, and through the memories of his friends and family, this great man and his works are now revived The Times Illuminates Christy's spirit, determination and talent as a writer The Herald Hambleton's instincts are right, and she is eager to present her subject as foul-mouthed, frank and often furious ... she offers some fine anecdotes Daily Telegraph

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Georgina Hambleton lives in Dublin, where she studied English and Anglo-Irish literature and now teaches adult literacy.

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