Hutch

by Sandy Griffiths

Gregory Hutchinson: gentle, harmless and different. A teenager struggling against a baffling and often hostile world, home and school are the two places where he should feel safe. But this is 1959 and there is little understanding and tolerance of kids who don’t fit the mould.

Derek Baldwin is a teacher ahead of his time and, when Hutch becomes the butt of bullies, he offers understanding and support. But Hutch deals with the aftermath of his terrible experiences in his own indomitable way and not everyone sees things as he does.

A moving portrayal of a quirky and endearing young man overwhelmed by ignorance and insensitivity, Hutch’s story will make you smile, understand, feel sad and experience his pain.

289 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 18, 2018

About the author

Sandy Griffiths was born in the industrial northwest of Lancashire. She trained to be a teacher and specialised in teaching children with Specific Learning Difficulties.
She lived in Italy for eight years before moving to Cornwall, where she now lives with her husband on the beautiful north coast.