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Old Rosa the bag lady shuffles along the streets of New York, stinking, silent and shunned by society.聽 Every attempt by her nephew, Michael, to get her to talk - or even just to take a bath - has failed, so when Rosa is accidentally knocked down by a parade float he gives up all hope of ever finding out why his aunt and mother fell out when he was a child.聽 As Rosa lies in a coma, Michael visits her squalid flat and, hidden amongst the monstrous piles of junk, he stumbles upon something that will change his life forever: an original pair of the ruby slipper from The Wizard of Oz!

Keir Alexander was once an actor and stage manager before working in film as a writer and director.聽 He is now an English teacher living in Sussex where he plays cricket as often as he can.聽 This is his first novel.

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