The Bone House (2011)
“But, sadly, that is not our world. And it is not the world into which Archibald Burley was born. Little Archie’s story is darker, more desperate, and yet drearily familiar. How not? We have heard it all before: a story old as time and repeated daily the world over; we can recite it by heart. For the plight of unwed mothers is too, too predictable, and Gemma Burley’s descent from prim and respectable Kensington to noisome, crowded Bethnal Green is almost too banal to report in detail. Still, tha...t is the task before us if we are to understand all that flowed from that initial rejection of her and her son by the boy’s father, and all that was to come after . . .
“Archie!” moaned Gemma, her voice ragged and low. “Archie, come here, my darling, I need you.”
The boy crept to the doorway, slender shoulders hunching, already dreading the request he knew was coming.
“I’m out of medicine. You must run and get me some more.” She held out her hand. “Here is some money.”
“Aw, Mum,”MoreLess
“Archie!” moaned Gemma, her voice ragged and low. “Archie, come here, my darling, I need you.”
The boy crept to the doorway, slender shoulders hunching, already dreading the request he knew was coming.
“I’m out of medicine. You must run and get me some more.” She held out her hand. “Here is some money.”
“Aw, Mum,”MoreLess
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