You realise that Michael's not an ordinary ten-year-old almost immediately: his narration is off, and he's in a wheelchair in a mental hospital. But this slippery, twisting, off-balance white-water-raft of a read doesn't end there - it doesn't end anywhere you'd expect. It's not an easy read, but as the chaos of Michael's memories start to form a coherent picture, hope and healing come into play as well as the horrors of past and present.
