tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633265628054619928.post6757145547201581802..comments2023-10-31T16:05:58.638+00:00Comments on Broken Trails: Friday's Forgotten Book: BILLY by G.F.NewmanRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18154296143024548830noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633265628054619928.post-29329913658411013912014-11-11T10:07:12.262+00:002014-11-11T10:07:12.262+00:00Recently I purchased a copy of this book and found...Recently I purchased a copy of this book and found it very compelling reading. In fact I had difficulty putting the book down! One thing I will say is that the storyline and details in the book differed considerably from Play for Today's dramatisation of the story as I remember it. In the dramatised version it is more about "family life gone wrong" than continuos abuse or neglect and the family based in a high rise flat. After attacking his son, Bryant gets a two year prison sentence and his wife gets a probation/community order. I don't recall anything in the film which suggested that Billy went blind either. Also I recall that in the film version the family get back together - with a little Social Service help - and the parents decide to behave responsibly. If I remember rightly Jimmy doesn't die at the end. What dies is the cruelty and neglect to which the children had previously been subjected. Adrian F Sunmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921061468069688919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633265628054619928.post-75872696926580823812011-05-27T22:20:43.685+01:002011-05-27T22:20:43.685+01:00Patti i'm glad you like the face of the lad on...Patti i'm glad you like the face of the lad on the front of Billy as it is my younger brother.mind you he is 44 now & not so irresitable.Gerry Forannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633265628054619928.post-58806173261574262882009-10-31T11:42:55.635+00:002009-10-31T11:42:55.635+00:00This one sounded so interesting I had to order it....This one sounded so interesting I had to order it. And I also am glad Broken Trails is back in business.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738462837640721126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633265628054619928.post-10448773180060110702009-10-30T18:28:19.802+00:002009-10-30T18:28:19.802+00:00Thanks, Patti - it's good to be back. Sorry ab...Thanks, Patti - it's good to be back. Sorry about the nightmares.<br /><br />Laurie - I don't know much about the book's publishing history. But, yes, it is a British book - though the story is global.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18154296143024548830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633265628054619928.post-5093545399894864792009-10-30T11:27:42.443+00:002009-10-30T11:27:42.443+00:00Who can resist that face? Strangely I woke up afte...Who can resist that face? Strangely I woke up after nightmare about child abuse this morning. Maybe it was that face.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633265628054619928.post-71064853820804162702009-10-30T03:45:26.506+00:002009-10-30T03:45:26.506+00:00Sounds like one of those books that should be requ...Sounds like one of those books that should be required reading. Thanks for telling us about it, Ray. I take it that it's a UK book - I don't recall this ever being published in the U.S.Laurie Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429604692700662254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633265628054619928.post-35569177749884513002009-10-30T02:27:14.729+00:002009-10-30T02:27:14.729+00:00I am so happy you're back. Yay!I am so happy you're back. Yay!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com