
Black Sheep
A searing family story from one of our most beloved writers
The village is called Mount of Zeal. It''s built in a bowl like an amphitheater, with the winding gear where the stage would be. The pit lies below. Ted Howker''s school is on the edge of Lower Terrace next to the chapel. Upper Terrace—in a thunderous echo of the Bible so loved by Ted''s grandfather—is Paradise. Ted, his father, and his br...
A searing family story from one of our most beloved writers
The village is called Mount of Zeal. It''s built in a bowl like an amphitheater, with the winding gear where the stage would be. The pit lies below. Ted Howker''s school is on the edge of Lower Terrace next to the chapel. Upper Terrace—in a thunderous echo of the Bible so loved by Ted''s grandfather—is Paradise. Ted, his father, and his br...