A beautiful, highly gifted boy grows up unininhibited in a castle commune of artists. At his high at thirteen his world collapes. After troublesome years he finds his true love and his talent. Sixties. Netherlands. An artists commune in an old castle. The children live a completely enclosed life of their own, never leaving the estate, without television, radio or newspapers. Hanny, the gardener and Trude, the cook take care and teach them chores in the kitchen and work in the garden. Dries and the immense library are their teachers in basic skills and art at their own little school. Trude’s son Budi, beautiful, highly gifted, classic soprano and inexhaustible, grows up uninhibited and discovers sex when he is eleven, with his two heart friends. But there is a flaw. Each time he looses a lover he suffers a compulsory fit and is harmed badly. Especially his wonder brain. With the help of a quite unorthodox psychologist he eventually finds out who he is, why he is and that the girl he loves is his true soulmate. ‘You wouldn’t expect the characters to be made up. It is true to life and animated. Even drinking a cup of tea I can totally sympathize with. The author manages to bring together the mundane and the intense events beautifully. He also shows the bright sides and the dark sides of a commune without pointing his finger. Sarah Morton, author of “What You Never Have Been Told” Content Episode One: The Castle Episode Two: The School Episode Three: Grammar School Episode Four: Recovery and Farewell Episode Five: Removal Episode Six: Moved Episode Seven: Apprentice Episode Eight: Light