This is a serious book about physical abuse, repressed memories and wartime trauma. And yet it was lightly done and had a good ending, that left me feeling good. I liked the way that Lenny’s growth into a successful adult was revealed in gradually evolving stages in the last chapter. And the nature of the love bond between him and Bill was amazing. As a character in the book states, after the war, Bill was smart enough to abandon his family and society. Lenny’s father stuck around and beat his family horrifically.
I also enjoyed the descriptions of the Canadian prairies and of Weyburn psychiatric hospital. What an unpleasant piece of medical history.
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