Monday, 28 May 2012

Finishing Just Henry in a rush

As we read the last chapter of Just Henry, Giuseppi pleaded with me to keep reading the book although bedtime had long passed.

It's a terrific story, recreating post-war Britain, the privations and the prejudices, in minute detail which occasionally threatened to overwhelm the drama.

Torn between a good step-father and wicked father, the only chance for Henry is that his growing maturity will let him distinguish what he wants to believe from the truth and cope with the fact that he is who he once despised.

I gave in. We finished Just Henry tonight.