Canyoufind the famous person hidden in every story?And once found, can you relate to their struggles?Ingenious idea, brilliantly executed. (Daily Mirror)Backstories the standout most original book of the year is a collection of stories each told from the point of view of one of my personal heroes, (or villains) back when they were just another Jew or black, or queer back when they were nobody.Bullied, assaulted or psychologically abused, their road to redemption was never easy, and for some there would be no redemption, only a descent into evil. These are the stories of people you know. The settings are mostly 60s and 70s UK and USA, the driving themes are inclusion and social justice but the real key to these stories is thatI withhold the protagonists identities.This means that your job is to find them leading to that Eureka moment when you realise whos mind youve been inhabiting for the last twenty minutes. I should also add that this is a book that operates on two levels. Yes, theres the game of identifying the mystery activist or actor, singer or murderer, but there is then the more serious business of trying to understand them. This in turn leads to the challenge of overlaying what you now know about these famous people onto what you thought you knew not to mention the inherent challenge to your moral compass. These are people you know, but not as you know them. Peel back the mask and see. This book is dedicated to the victims of violent crime, the struggle against...

Binding: Paperback;120 pages; Publisher: Smoke and Mirrors Press; Classification: N/A; Weight: 246.55 g; Dimensions: N/A

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