The Disappearance Boy Michael Egan but at a cost to

but at a cost to themselves

from hedge schools in County Clare to pizza on the Somme

Also: new versions of ballads by Itzik Manger

” – The Guardian on Sunday at the Skin Launderette

translated by Adnan and Paula Haydar

The Disappearance Boy Michael Egan but at a cost toChildhood 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