![]() Lacking in tact and social graces, he is frequently the butt of jokes and innuendo that he almost, but not quite, understands. She considers him an ignorant nuisance, actually goes so far as to call him a worthless halfwit, and has never shown him any hint of maternal love. He lives in a tiny caravan at the bottom of his mother’s garden. A man large in both stature and heart, who has been belittled by everyone in his life, but most particularly by his mother and his teachers. Germain is, by his own definition, a forty-five year old thug. “When people are always cutting you down, you don’t get a chance to grow.” Old people have a tendency to die."Īnd I loved every word and nuance that followed. She’ll be eighty-six any day now so there seemed no point putting it off. The first lines of “Soft in the head” hooked me: “Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.” A remarkable and heart-rending novel that perfectly illustrates the quote: ![]() This is the engaging story of two people who come together in friendship, kindness, affection, and appreciation. ![]()
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