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Catherine McKercher worked as a journalist, including a stint as the Washington correspondent for the Canadian Press, before joining the journalism faculty at Carleton University. She has authored and co-authored numerous books and articles, among them The Canadian Reporter: News Writing and Reporting.
"A gut-wrenching chronicle of a not-so-distant history, when
society warehoused its most vulnerable members. With grace and
clarity, McKercher turns in a courageous memoir as she investigates
what happened to her baby brother Bill, who was born with Down
Syndrome in the 1950s. Sent to a "hospital school" from the age of
two, Bill becomes the powerful lens through which McKercher
explores her family's experience. Unsentimental and unflinching,
Shut Away will make you weep for all the Bills and the crucial
lessons humanity cannot afford to ignore from his story."
*Carolyn Abraham, author of The Juggler's Children*
"McKercher's meticulous research and precise, understated prose
creates an unforgettable history of children placed in overcrowded,
understaffed, and sometimes violent living conditions, and a
searingly honest portrait of a family ruptured by the decision to
send Bill away. Above all, Shut Away is a moving portrait of a
brother."
*Judy McFarlane, author of Writing with Grace: A Journey Beyond
Down Syndrome*
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