Sharon Duncan

The Glass Cage Sharon Duncan

This is a story of loneliness lost through friendship. Ted is a gifted man who, in retirement, struggles to find peace after the death of his wife. Geoffrey is a child dealing with alienation from other children in school and his teachers due to the way he sees the world. Each of them has reached a fork in the road. They are at a point in their lives where they need something to hold on to which gives them a reason to look forward to tomorrow. A chance encounter between these two profoundly changes each of their lives. Despite their age difference, they discover they are more alike than different. A man having survived a life of alienation from the general populace and a child beginning to feel the pressure to conform and be something he's not. Together they form an unconventional friendship and teach each other that acceptance, compassion and joy comes from remaining true to who you are