Refuge Quotes

“They listened to her description of Joey’s early life. It took her an hour to talk them through that, his troubles at school and his damning reputation on the estate, which she dismissed as neighbours’ spite. She dwelt on his reliability, his help around the house and with the kids, his sense of humour, his quick wits… ‘Allow me to stop you there for one moment,’ interrupted Formby-Hart, who had appeared to be dozing. ‘You seem to be describing the sort of boy that I for one have never met. Who is this lad, this little darling who is constantly misrepresented by teachers and neighbours? Even his friends find some of his actions alarming.”
― Gillian White, Refuge