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Silent Victims: Part 1
Gary Millar
978-1-916571-18-1
Writing on the Wall
2025
March
1
326 pages
Paperback
In 1958 Thalidomide, marketed as a new ‘wonder drug’, was first used in the UK, promising relief from morning sickness for expectant mothers. It’s impact was devastating, leading to countless miscarriages and causing over 10,000 children to be born with a range of severe birth defects. Although it was withdrawn from the market in 1961, Thalidomide’s impact upon the lives tens of thousands of children and their families, who fought for decades for recognition and justice, continues to be felt to this day.
Silent Victims: Part 1, focuses on the life of Margaret Marjorie Millar – Madge – a mother lost in the fog of the drug’s tragic legacy. Told through meticulously transcribed medical case notes and interwoven with deeply personal reflections from Madge’s son, Gary Millar, Silent Victims offers a raw yet factual exploration of Thalidomide’s impact through the lens of one family, and is a call to reflect on the untold stories of all of the silent victims of the Thalidomide Scandal.
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Walton Rising
Various
978-1-916571-22-8
Writing on the Wall
2025
May
28
61 pages
Paperback
After the riots of Summer 2024, the people of Liverpool and beyond came together to help rebuild Spellow Library and show the world that such hatred and racism is not tolerated here.
This anthology brings together residents of Walton past and present to share their memories and stories of living and working in the neighbourhood with the focus on what community means to them.
Writing on the Wall worked with these writers and local artists to create this collection of stories, poems and memories.
This is a heart-warming message of hope, unity and community.
Commissioned by Culture Liverpool, Liverpool City Council. With support from Arts Council England and the Community Recovery Fund.
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