I get excited when there's a new character for us to connect with, especially if this character is a true original...Jimmy Mullen is my new 'hero'...
...okay so Jimmy isn't really a cape wearing hero, but he is one of the good guys. What Wood has managed to do here is take our preconceptions about stereotypes and made them human...
...human with a huge amount of sensitivity, honesty and depth of understanding.
Jimmy is a homeless veteran on the streets of Newcastle, he has his mates, Gadge and Deano and he has Dog...he also has a deep sense of responsibility so when he hears something heavy fall into the Tyne river he begins a journey of truth....
Library Enthusiast Thought...
..Newcastles' libraries feature a fair bit in 'Man on the Street' which tells us something about the world wide need for these community spaces...not only for the obvious, but perhaps more importantly, for the connection we humans get from the very nature of these open, safe, accessible and free spaces...libraries don't judge us they accept us, no matter what our need.
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