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Risk and desperation give the book the fresh edge of a thriller while maintaining its larger focus as an entwined story of family and imperialist history.

Ms Murray told BBC Radio Manchester, "I need to be more visible. Somehow the government has not taken notice enough and that's why I'm doing the walk, out of desperation and a bit of frustration".

“I felt a pain in my chest, a feeling of desperation. I wanted to cry. I haven’t calmed down since.”

The news left one Cleveland attorney who works on disability cases with a "complete feeling of desperation."

This desperation, rather than repelling me, became a source of connection.