Sandy Reid
Appearance
Sandy Reid (born 1958) is the Scottish author of the book Never To Return.[1]
Nominated for the Orwell Prize in 2008 the book is written from the viewpoint of a Scottish Traveller, and portrays a harrowing journey through childhood, characterised by adversity and abuse. The book describes how Sandy entered care at a young age and how this experience isolated him from his family, his heritage, his identity and his transient way of life.
Bibliography
[edit]- Never To Return (Black and White Publishing 2008 ISBN 978-1-84502-223-5) (Mehta publishing India 2011 ISBN 978-81-8498-127-8)
References
[edit]- ^ Annie Brown (21 October 2008). "'Stolen son' reveals heartache over traveller mum's doomed battle to get him back". Daily Record (Scotland). Retrieved 11 November 2011.