When Steve Tasane set out to write Nobody Saw No One, a modern day thriller based on Oliver Twist, he found it impossible to dodge the issue of institutional child abuse that was dominating the news with Jimmy Savile and Operation Yewtree. Here’s why he thinks it’s so important to tell it and tell all – and not run scared
“Could there be a YA novel about a subject like Operation Yewtree, the investigation into sexual abuse?” Patrick Ness was asked this question at last year’s Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC). “Good luck pitching that to a YA publisher,” was his reply.
Yet, this week Walker Books are publishing my novel Nobody Saw No One, a thriller for ages 12 up to adult, which revolves around an establishment paedophile ring.
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