Glimpses - Declan Henry

Three out of every four children enjoy a good enough childhood, and manage to successfully navigate the transition from adolescence to adulthood-emerging as sane and well-adjusted human beings. However, the remaining one in four of our children are ill treated, abused, brutalised and abandoned through circumstances beyond their control. The 26 true-to-life short stories contained in Glimpses, by author and social worker, Declan Henry provides us with a snapshot into the lives of youth discarded by family and friends and who are classed as social problems. Teenagers are shaped by experience -- what happens when these experiences affect them negatively? Declan Henry uses these stories to show the reader that there are reasons for problematic behaviour and by doing so, at the same time reminds us of the untapped potential in the youth of today.