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List Price: £8.99Amazon.co.uk's Price: £8.55 You Save: £0.44 ( 5%)as of 29/07/2010 06:52 BST
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781849233804
ISBN: 1849233802
Label: YouWriteOn.com
Manufacturer: YouWriteOn.com
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: December 08, 2008
Publisher: YouWriteOn.com
Studio: YouWriteOn.com
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If you work for people with learning disabilities I recommend this book. Everything in it is so familiar. It is well thought out. Just read it. Also check out 'Spitting Distance' by Jon Wright.
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I loved the start of this book. I loved the way it captures so well what we can only imagine to be the frustrations of a person with communication methods which are different from ours. It was this theme I was hoping the author would develop. The secondary strand to the story is the feelings and development of a member of staff new to the world of 'learning disability' and this I feel has been portrayed excellently. I felt, however, that the story line lacked tempo and faded away towards an unsatisfactory ... Read More
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This is an engaging and interesting read - it has good characterisation and alot of suspense. Other reviews have covered the essential plot elements, but let me echo their sentiments and state that Mayers portrayel of British asylums and mental institutions is both vivid and a little haunting.
The story tugs at the heartstrings and there is a good deal of well organised suspense and intrigue. I challenge anyone with a heart not to be moved, amused and appalled in equal measure. The story is let ... Read More
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Allan Mayer's "Tasting the Wind" brought back memories of my visits to a long-term-care facility where my mother had spent some time. Allan's characters are so well developed and real-life that I could put faces on them from my meetings with similar caregivers and patients. The descriptions of patients' treatment by the various staff are so authentic, and the anecdotes so real that one cannot help wonder if the author is writing from first-hand experiences?
While the setting of a story in a group ... Read More
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Tasting The Wind is an exciting, involving and special book. I wondered about the title and the red balloon fronting the grey forbidding fortress of a building on the cover. All was revealed in the story.
The prison-like building is a hospital for mentally disabled. A small group of them are about to start an experiment - Care In The Community - living together in a bungalow along with carers, social workers and their boss from hell.
The real heroes of the story are this group of patients. ... Read More
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