Vermin by Adrienne Silcock

Vermin

Adrienne Silcock

A compelling and really enjoyable read about Glory, one of society's misfits, an isolated bag-lady, and how her life changed after she was befriended by seven-year-old Darren. The story is largely told in Glory's own words, in a vernacular which uses strong language, but which has its own poetry.

Extract
Me head's sizzlin' with all the happenins. An most of all I'm feelin' guilty that I didn't watch Darren go through his front door. Guilt that I was too fuckin' chicken to hand him back to his mum in person like, explained what happened. I could of taken the risk that she would of believed me even if she hadn't fuckin' thanked me for it. Then again, what would she of done to little Darren?
Parallels
  • Dog Days, Glenn Miller Nights by Laurie Graham
  • Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
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Violence
Explicit sexual content