Looking Out of Windows

Looking Out of Windows is the extraordinary memoir of a boy named Basil, growing up in the shadows of the Welsh Valleys during the 1960s and 70s. At once hilarious, heartbreaking, and disarmingly honest, this coming-of-age tale chronicles the formative years of a sensitive, imaginative child navigating grief, isolation, and the absurdities of the British education system.

Basil's world is upended when his beloved father dies unexpectedly. What follows is a harrowing descent into school ph-ob...