IntheillustrioushistoryofthetheatricalFishers,therearetwoGeorges.Oneisapeculiarbutendearingelevenyearold,raisedintheseedyworldofboardinghousesandbackstages,nowpackedofftoschoolforthefirsttime;theother,agarrulousventriloquist’sdummywhobelongedtoGeorge’sgrandfather,afavouritetravellingactoftheBritishtroopsinWorldWarII.ThetwoGeorgesknownothingofeachother-untileventsconspiretounitetheminasearchtouncoverthefamily’sdeepestsecrets.
Whilethedummyliesdusty,silentandabandoned,hisyoungnamesakesetsouttolearnabouthisdeadgrandfather’spastasaworld-famousventriloquist,hismagicalpowersandtheirfamily’scurioushistory.
Weavingtheboy’staleandthepuppet’smemoirs,ByGeorgeunveilsthefascinatingFisherfamily-itsweakmen,itsdominantwomen,itsdisgruntledboys,anditsshockinganddramaticsecrets.Atoncebitinglyfunnyandexquisitelytender,WesleyStace’snovelistheunforgettablejourneyoftwoyoungboysseparatedbyyearsbutdrivenbythesamedesire:tofindavoice,andtobeloved.
