London, 1970s. An East End boy stumbles into the world of casinos as a trainee croupier at the Playboy Club London. A time of glamour, excitement and sexual freedom, this new world allows the working class urchin with dreams of adventure to discover a life and horizons he never knew existed.
Carlton doesn't look like all the other carrots with his spots and stumpy toes. As chef after chef rejects him as an ingredient in their recipe a dejected Carlton wonders if he'll ever find his perfect part. Will a chance encounter with an onion finally change his fortune?
Selected Clinical Papers 1983-2021
Margaret Rustin's writing is characterised not only by its subject matter, which is diverse, but by her imaginative sensitivity to the emotional lives of children and young people, the depth of her understanding, and her original insights into the complexities of child and adolescent psychotherapy.