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|title=What It Takes To Be Human

|author=Marilyn Bowering

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|pages=304

|publisher=Maia Press Limited

|isbn=978-1904559269

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At the beginning of World War II, Sandy Grey wants to sign up to fight, but is stopped by his father, who has other ideas for his son's life. When Sandy fights back, he is sent to an asylum. There, unsure of exactly what he is doing there, he tries to keep himself sane by writing about a man who was wrongly accused of murder many years before and died in the asylum when it was a jail. Sandy hopes that by proving this man innocent, he will also be able to prove to the asylum authorities that he is able to live a normal life. He is helped in his mission by a doctor who is on his side and a widow, who has her own problems, but thwarted by a psychopathic asylum assistant, who takes an instant dislike to Sandy. Will Sandy be able to prove that he is sane?

On the whole, I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in mental health, particularly from a historical point of view. If all you are looking for is a good read, then I don't think you will find it here. The book is well-written, but the story is just not gripping enough.

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