Description:Limbo, in Roman Catholic theology, the border place between heaven and hell where dwell those souls who, though not condemned to punishment, are deprived of the joy of eternal existence with God in heaven.
For sixteen year old Charlie Kennedy, and many like him, being stuck in the body of the wrong gender was akin to being sentenced to a type of Limbo.He found himself taken on a holiday of a lifetime that his single-mother Maggie had won in a competition. The Island of St Emelia in the Caribbean was one of those rich people’s playgrounds that most people see only on travel shows, so to actually be given the use of a villa for two weeks on the island was a fantastic bonus.
Once there, it seemed less than idyllic, with few people his age and little to do, particularly if what you like doing is play computer games and dress in your mother’s clothes when she’s at work.Maggie is fed up with a son who rarely leaves his room, so she takes a boat trip round the islands, leaving him behind.