12 year old James Gillespie His familiar world is changing. He has become a stranger in his own family, haunted by a secret. He is drawn to the canal, where he creates his own world. He develops an odd intimacy with Margaret Anne, a sensitive 14-year-old who expresses her longing for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who, despite his terrible environment, maintains an amazing innocence.
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12 year old James Gillespie His familiar world is changing. He has become a stranger in his own family, haunted by a secret. He is drawn to the canal, where he creates his own world. He develops an odd intimacy with Margaret Anne, a sensitive 14-year-old who expresses her longing for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who, despite his terrible environment, maintains an amazing innocence.
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