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"As a child, Lenny had an accident that left him mentally and emotionally challenged, prone to exploitation by the world around him. But he is safe as long as Alice, his devoted mother, is there to protect him. Alice, however, believes that strict discipline, such as putting out burning cigarettes on her now fully grown son's body, will allow Lenny to "see the light" and become "normal" again. Emotions are pushed past the breaking point when Alice's estranged son Jack, now a policeman, moves back to their small English village after a ten-year absence. Deciding that this is the last chance to…
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1 edition- Other · English · 2004Ig Pub. · 258 pages · 9780970312563
Accident victimsBrothersFictionKidnappingMothers and sonsParent and adult childPeople with mental disabilitiesPolice






