The Disappearance Boy Michael Egan The book is about the

The book is about the search to create a truly internationalist school curriculum

from hedge schools in County Clare to pizza on the Somme

translated by Adnan and Paula Haydar

"This is a book for people who like to feel a bit sick when they read poems

Homero Aridjis

The Disappearance Boy Michael Egan The book is about theChildhood polio has left Reggie Rainbow with a limp, but his strong arms and nimble fingers are perfect behind the scenes of down at heel variety theatreswhere he helps illusionist Mr Brookes disappear his glamorous assistants. When Mr Brookes accepts a booking at the Brighton Grand, Reggie finds himself in a strange new town. The seaside air works its own magic and the disappearance boy begins to wonder how much longer he can go on keeping secrets