Book description
When childcare worker Shane Dunphy meets Jason in 1991, he is a tiny,
frightened five-year-old who has stopped speaking and terrorizes even
the older children in the care home with his angry, violent behaviour.
Eleven years later, Shane is shocked to find Jason's file on his desk
again. Jason has committed some horrendous crimes and is facing a life
of incarceration. Can Shane rebuild what had been a delicate friendship,
and help Jason to face up to who he is, where he has come from, and what
he has done? In fifteen years as a child-protection worker, Shane
Dunphy saw children growing up in horrific situations. He also witnessed
their amazing ability to survive those unpromising beginnings. Shane is
now a tutor on childcare courses, a broadcaster and a respected
commentator on child-protection issues.
