![]() ![]() Whilst I was pondering this (and continue to do so), (Louise’s Twitter) gave me even more to ruminate over, with the edition of these tweets:Īny disability, physical or not, visible or not, is entirely personal, and I completely agree with what Louise is saying. However, my reaction to the fact that Louise’s protagonist has a physical disability is causing me to question whether my neutrality on this topic is actually how I feel after all. As much as I do truly do believe that this needs to change, it was never something that personally affected me, or that I felt I missed. So, as you may expect, I was extremely excited when the announcement tweet appeared on my feed.Īs a reader and frequenter of bookshops, it is not hard to see that those with physical disabilities (disabilities in general, really) are underrepresented in literature. ‘Under rose-tainted Skies’ is one of my top reads of 2016 and a book that I urge everyone to read I have no doubt that it is a story I will be thinking about for a long time. Louise Gornall, a unicorn loving, pink-haired, wonder of an author is in the process of writing her second novel. ![]() ![]() This is purely one individual, who has a disability, reacting and thinking about how the announcement of a book about a disabled girl made me feel …. ![]() I have had surgery I have a scar, and that’s okay with me. Note: I have a physical disability, Cerebral Palsy, but I am very unlikely to have had the same experiences as Louise Gornall, or the main character she is writing. ![]()
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