19-year-old Len Tarbutt is serving a life sentence for attempted homicide. Transferred to the maximum-security ward of a mental hospital, his efforts to survive the system and preserve his individuality are movingly and often humorously portrayed. First published to critical acclaim in the 1980s, The Treatment & The Cure is a collection of works of intensity, maturity, discipline and surprising humour, offering the reader a rewarding and compelling literary experience.
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19-year-old Len Tarbutt is serving a life sentence for attempted homicide. Transferred to the maximum-security ward of a mental hospital, his efforts to survive the system and preserve his individuality are movingly and often humorously portrayed. First published to critical acclaim in the 1980s, The Treatment & The Cure is a collection of works of intensity, maturity, discipline and surprising humour, offering the reader a rewarding and compelling literary experience.