Don't Put Us Away: Memories of a Man with Learning Disabilities

A unique, honest and powerful account of what it is like to grow up with learning disabilities in the UK.

An ordinary man has written an extraordinary book. Richard Keagan-Bull has learning disabilities. He struggles to read and write, but he has dictated his life story to his friend-turned-secretary Hazel Bradley. It is written exactly as he speaks – not necessarily grammatically correct, but with a unique directness and power.

Richard tells the story of growing up in 1970s England and li...