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'In 1908 Alfio Gatti's mother is forcibly removed from the family's Queensland cane farm, to exile on Peel Island. A year later ten-year-old Alfio is also taken. For the first time he hears the word leper and experiences the loathing and fear his condition creates. Peel Island becomes his harsh sanctuary. Among fellow sufferers, a drunk, a teacher, a playmate he discovers love, friendship and fun, but there is also prejudice and tragedy to endure. As Alfio grows from naive boy to adolescent he learns to cheat the system and escape the lies he must tell to hide his affliction.'
(Source: Trove)
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Dedication: To my mother with gratitude.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Leprosy. Type of character Primary. Point of view
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 14 no. 1 2006; (p. 46)
— Review of A Spoonful of Zucchero 2005 single work novel
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Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 14 no. 1 2006; (p. 46)
— Review of A Spoonful of Zucchero 2005 single work novel
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- Peel Island, Moreton Bay, Brisbane - South East, Brisbane, Queensland,
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