number 4: Scottish, Autistic and in a Chinese Prison

By: Burton, Stewart

Moving from Glasgow to Hong Kong was the opportunity to reinvent himself after years of depression, violence and self-hatred he suffered as an undiagnosed Autistic. The late 1980s were a boom time in Hong Kong, and he landed right at the end of it. As a 16year old boy life couldn't have been more exciting. He started at the renowned Island School and immediately joined in with the new lifestyle he could have only dreamed about before. But the parties got out of control. Unable to spend the evenings at home due to his parent's alcoholism he spent them in Lan Kwai Fong. Hong Kong Islands party zone. One night he was offered number 4 (heroin) and within weeks had been thrown out of home and was living on the streets begging to feed his habit. Things quickly went really bad and he found himself sentenced to years in a Chinese Prison. After quickly witnessing the barbarity of his situation when someone was murdered in front of him, he survived many attempts on his own life, multiple stints in solitary confinement and his lack of Chinese language to become a respected member of the prison gang. He survived and finally was released. This book charts the whoe story in a frank and honest way.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1706394500
• ISBN13: 9781706394501
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"