This helps explain the level of insight and authenticity evident in My Name Is Leon, her moving and thought-provoking debut novel De Waal skilfully brings her adult characters to life through the perspective of her child protagonist and she bestows great /5(). · It seems unnatural being born together and then dying apart.”Melodie Ramone Kit de Waal, an English author, pens her debut poignant, deeply touching story in her new book, My Name is Leon that unfolds the story of a young boy who after his mother's unfit condition to take care him goes into foster care along with his newly born brother, only to be separated from his brother because of 4/5(1K). Part of what makes My Name Is Leon so memorable is the child narrator. Leon, like all children, both misunderstands situations and simultaneously seems to grasp the complexities of life better than the adults. For example, on page Leon visits Maureen in the hospital and notices that "her mouth is smiling but her eyes are sad.".
My Name Is Leon by Kit de Waal review - a touching, thought-provoking debut A young vulnerable boy is taken into care after his mother is no longer able to cope Insight and authenticity . Part of what makes My Name Is Leon so memorable is the child narrator. Leon, like all children, both misunderstands situations and simultaneously seems to grasp the complexities of life better than the adults. For example, on page Leon visits Maureen in the hospital and notices that "her mouth is smiling but her eyes are sad.". I think My Name is Leon is a really stand out novel (Alex Clark) Simply told and never over-written (Emerald Street Top 10 Books of the Year) About the Author. Kit de Waal was born in Birmingham to an Irish mother, who was a foster carer and a Caribbean father. She worked for fifteen years in criminal and family law, was a magistrate for.
Set during the race riots of the s, My Name Is Leon tells the story of Leon, a half-black nine-year-old boy who struggles to make sense of his changing world. After his mother suffers a mental breakdown, Leon and his baby brother, Jake, are sent into foster care. This helps explain the level of insight and authenticity evident in My Name Is Leon, her moving and thought-provoking debut novel De Waal skilfully brings her adult characters to life through the perspective of her child protagonist and she bestows great compassion on all her protagonists." —The Guardian. My Name Is Leon by Kit de Waal review – a touching, thought-provoking debut. A young vulnerable boy is taken into care after his mother is no longer able to cope. Insight and authenticity.
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