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So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell - rerun

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The Disadvantages of Curly Whirlies

I just thought it was so, in a way, it's a real indictment of, you know, we want these children to be looked after as best they can while doing it for as little as money as possible. And your book just gives them such dignity and makes it clear it's such a tough thing to have to deal with. Yes, quite, exactly. They're not there because things are great because when things are great in your life, you'll never see a social worker. It's when things start to break down, you're getting these people coming into your most private, intimate life and making a judgement. I had to eat quite a few curly whirlies, roll

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