Set mainly in England in the 1960s, and reflecting some of the attitudes of the time, this compelling story challenges the choice between "difference" and "assimilation", using the image of a clown as metaphor. In his debut novel, Become The Wind, Alexander Crombie drew heavily on his experience of sight loss. While The Eye of a Clown is not at all a sequel to Become The Wind, it does have in common, the impact of loss, and the unexpected ways by...