The boy in the photograph

We don’t choose the families we’re born into.  And that goes for young children who are adopted into families as well.  Like Alfred, or Alfie as he’s known – an eleven year old boy who grew up in poverty in Scotland is sent to Canada.  A new country.  A new family.  A new life.  This is a short story called The Boy in the Photograph by Alexander McCall Smith.

The Boy In The Photograph is by Alexander McCall Smith.  Copyright ©2020 Alexander McCall Smith.  A special commission for the Toronto International Festival of Authors.

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