The Words in the Eyes: Twenty-six seconds. One life forever changed.

A tragicomic tale born by chance: the story of a girl who was meant to be a boy, and of a dysfunctional, utterly unconventional family. An extraordinary life shaped by travels, surreal adventures and encounters with mysterious characters. Studying, cultivating a passion for all the Arts and becoming a teacher. A career built in London... and dismantled in twenty-six seconds. A seemingly trivial incident with a student triggers a disproportionate institutional response, plunging her into a personal and professional abyss from which escape seems impossible. From that abyss and from the strengths to rise again, this book is born. The words in the eyes tells what few dare to speak.