Jean Wyatt is a retired GP who has worked in the UK and overseas. She has seen the devastating effect that alcohol abuse can cause to families and communities, and has also seen how problems can be overcome – and how a Christian faith can sometimes help in this.
She has three children and five grandchildren.
Danny Burkett’s life is a mess. His dad drinks too much, his family’s falling apart, and then the unthinkable happens – his best friend Jimmy is seriously injured in a car crash, and his drunk dad is to blame. With his world spinning, Danny turns to his no-nonsense, Jamaican gran...
A Story that Help Kids Understand an All-too-familiar Problem
‘This story will encourage children to talk about their struggles, and it may be that others will begin to understand what life is like for some of their classmates.’
Glenys Adams, former primary school teacher
Did you know that 1 in 5 children in the UK lives with a parent who drinks too much?[1] This means that every child you know is very likely to share a classroom with one or more school friends impacted by problem drinking. Promises are broken, children feel let down or forgotten, and no one seems to understand. A new novel could help...
