Alexander Masters
Alexander Masters' biography of homeless Stuart Shorter, Stuart: A Life Backwards, has been hailed by critics as startling, remarkable, rare, haunting and uplifting. In this utterly absorbing event from 2006, he asks how a life can follow such a troubled journey and explores the reality all too often obscured by alarmist labels pinned on young people by society and the media.
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