Kaye Gibbons'new novel, " Sights Unseen, " begins with this chilling sentence : " Had I known my mother was being given electro-convulsive therapy while I was dressing for school on eight consecutive Monday mornings, I do not think I could have buttoned my blouses or tied my shoes or located my homework ."
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I couldn't offer any reason why and I don't think the medical profession knew either . " In the winter of 1953-54, Gimblett spent 16 weeks in Tone Vale Hospital, a psychiatric institution, where he was given electro-convulsive therapy, and was released in time to join the Somerset team for the start of the 1954 season.
