A personal memoir: finding the truth behind a troubled childhood.

Everything within this book is true.

This true story is about my childhood projects.

From early childhood, I wrote about the world, nature and science. Once upon a time, I wanted to write about everything. A few times, my projects floundered. But my obsessive pastimes wouldn't stop. Before long, I'd be writing about nature's fury and disasters, reading a deluge of fascinating facts about the Earth. I did quizzes about flowers, space, airmasses and extremes. Before long, the sky would become my biggest obsession.

In fact, I was running away from a horrible past. Without my realisation, every page of my projects was shining a light into a murky part of my head.

This book looks at sixteen projects, from the human being to wildflowers. Touched upon is my children's stories, artwork, novels, and poems. I kept a detailed diary, which has been used as part of my research.

A terrible truth is fuelling my hobbies. At the age of fifty-one, my eyes would open to a hidden demon.

This true story lays bare my findings.