BACKSTORIES IBD

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Canáyouáfind the famous person hidden in every story?áAnd once found, can you relate to their struggles?âÇÖIngenious idea, brilliantly executed.âÇÖ á(Daily Mirror)Backstories - âÇÖthe stand-out most original book of the yearâÇÖ - is a collection of stories each told from the point of view of one of my personal heroes, (or villains) back when they were just another Jew or black, or queer - back when they were nobody.áBullied, assaulted or psychologically abused, their road to redemption was never easy, and for some there would be no redemption, only a descent into evil. These are the stories of people you know. The settings are mostly 60âÇÖs and 70âÇÖs UK and USA, the driving themes are inclusion and social justice - but the real key to these stories is thatáI withhold the protagonistsâÇÖ identities.áThis means that your job is to find them - leading to that Eureka moment when you realise whoâÇÖs mind youâÇÖve been inhabiting for the last twenty minutes. I should also add that this is a book that operates on two levels. Yes, thereâÇÖs the game of identifying the mystery activist or actor, singer or murderer, but there is then the more serious business of trying to understand them. This in turn leads to the challenge of overlaying what you now know about these famous people onto what you thought you knew - not to mention the inherent challenge to your moral compass. These are people you know, but not as you know them. áPeel back the mask and see. This book is dedicated to the victims of violent crime, the struggle against discrimination in all its forms and making the world a better place for our children. That is why 30% of all profits will be shared between Stop Hate UK, The North East Autism Society and Friends of the Earth. Backstories is published by Smoke & Mirrors Press.