Illumination of Merton Browne
When he wants to get away from things, away from his mum and Uncle Tuck, away from the shouting and the sound of the TV, Merton Browne hides in his cupboard with a torch and a Tintin book and pretends he''s going to space.
As he gets older things don''t change much. He thinks secondary school will be about learning, but mainly it''s about staying out of trouble. Disenchanted and desperate to avoi...
When he wants to get away from things, away from his mum and Uncle Tuck, away from the shouting and the sound of the TV, Merton Browne hides in his cupboard with a torch and a Tintin book and pretends he''s going to space.
As he gets older things don''t change much. He thinks secondary school will be about learning, but mainly it''s about staying out of trouble. Disenchanted and desperate to avoi...
