The Odd Child

What would you do if this happened to you?

The Wirral, 1959

I am six years old, and my parents have been kidnapped and replaced by look-alike imposters.

I go on a quest with the help of a great friend to find them. Are they hidden in a neighbouring house or maybe in the attic? My friend and I use all our detective and spy craft skills to get my real parents back. Quite bonkers of course. Or is it?

On a deeper level, it is a tale of perceived abandonment and betrayal, due to an enforced hospital separation from my mother in Dublin at the age of two.

It shows the profound challenges a child faces when trying to find their way in life and serves as a testament to the strangeness of being human.

This memoir invites you to enter my childhood mind and become immersed in the world I experienced.