{"product_id":"silent-victims-leslie-paperback","title":"Silent Victims: Leslie (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e198 pages | 5” × 8” | Standard Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeslie Millar entered the world carrying the consequences of a drug he had never taken. Those consequences would remain with him for the rest of his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn a Thalidomide survivor, Leslie was one of thousands of babies affected after the drug was prescribed to pregnant women for morning sickness and other conditions. For survivors, the consequences could include shortened or absent limbs and damage to internal organs. But the true impact of Thalidomide could never be measured by physical disability alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this deeply personal sequel, Alderman Gary Millar MBE tells the story of his youngest brother, Leslie — not simply as a Thalidomide survivor, but as a brother, a son and an individual determined to find his place in a world that was not always prepared to accommodate or understand him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough Leslie’s story, Gary explores the realities that followed survivors into adulthood: changing physical needs, chronic pain, reduced mobility, discrimination, isolation and the continuing struggle for recognition, compensation and appropriate care.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYet this is not simply a story about disability or tragedy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the story of a life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA story of family, humour, frustration, determination and resilience — and of a man whose identity was always greater than the medical tragedy that accompanied him from birth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThalidomide shaped Leslie’s body. It affected his opportunities and changed the course of his family’s life. But it never defined the entirety of who he was.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was a survivor. He was a son. He was a brother. His name was Leslie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd this is his story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"We Love These","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58914336276640,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0344\/0086\/2267\/files\/Silent_Victims_Leslie_-_Front_Cover_Overseas_28th_Oct_2025.png?v=1789444592","url":"https:\/\/omgwelovethese.com\/products\/silent-victims-leslie-paperback","provider":"We Love These","version":"1.0","type":"link"}