after the imogen sailed
Skeleton AFTER THE IMOGEN SAILED The story follows the life through the perspective of a boy with a mental disorder that limits his ability to empathise and communicate. Norman lives in the town of Pallister, a small village of closely knit old families and traditions. His mother has OCD-like symptoms regarding her son which exceeds the point of being overprotective and enters the realm of abuse. Norman is made to feel severely crippled by his mother, who suggests he is one step off of living his life in a mental institution, and reminds him of this daily if he challenges her rules. His mother is a socialite and well-respected woman of the community and her friends sympathise that her son has mental health problems. Heather, his mother, suggests that her friends' sons should look after him, so he isn't targeted at school by bullies. This is a well-kept secret by Norman's social group John Carmichael, Richard McInnes and Abdul Al-Jazari. Norman's life of restr...