> Setting: somewhere in USA, first in "Room", then clinic, then Grandma's house, then Independent Living Apt.
> Jack (age 5) & Ma
> Ma abducted at age 19 by "Old Nick", kept in a backyard one room shed for seven years....1 miscarriage and then Jack.......they escape into the "World"
> LibraryThing Review: What a moving story! The plot is unique and meaningful on multiple levels, from the intrapsychic, to interpersonal, to the cross-cultural, and spiritual. The wonderful thing about this story is that it can be taken at face value, and stand on its own, or be considered as a metaphor for so much of life. Jack (age 5) and his mother, Ma, escape the room they have occupied all of Jack's life and are suddenly thrust into the world. Reading this novel reminded me of the lovely movie, "Being There" with Peter Sellers and Shirley MacLaine. I think the story and its ramifications will linger with me for quite a while to come.
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