A novel of danger warmth and dark humor about a braindamaged young boyand the friend who knows a terrible secret. <strong>Watching Jimmy</strong> is an impossi... » 

A novel of danger warmth and dark humor about a braindamaged young boyand the friend who knows a terrible secret. Watching Jimmy is an impossibletoputdown novel full of danger warmth and dark humor. With shocking candoryoung Carolyn relates the truth about what really happened to her best friendJimmy when his Uncle Ted chose the perfect time to teach him a lesson hednever forget. The truth is Jimmy didnt fall from a swing like Uncle Tedclaims Carolyn knows because she saw everything. According to her UncleTed just didnt count on me Carolyn being perched in a tree where the parkand the parking lot meet. With the dreadful secret locked away Carolyn walksan emotional tightrope. No matter what else is happening in this postwar erashe must keep an eye on poor braindamaged Jimmy making sure he behaveskeeping him clean and keeping him safe especially from Uncle Ted. But whenUncle Ted threatens his beleaguered family with even more abuse and the loss oftheir home Carolyn must find the courage to match wits with him and to speakout using the truth as her only weapon. But perhaps her biggest challenge willlie in finding a way to get Jimmy the expensive operation he needs to relievethe pressure on his brain because As I told you our Jimmy is not a mentaldefective like people say. Our Jimmy is in there. Hes in there. This I know.Set in 1958 Watching Jimmy is a brilliant portrait of a time past a family ofstrong women and a resourceful young girl who exudes character resilienceand most of all love. «