The Untrodden Ways: The Story of Lucy Written by Hannah Mussett

Exceptional IndividualDanica DiGiacomo
Dr. Shapiro4/10/03
The Untrodden Ways: The Story of Lucy
The Untrodden Ways: The Story of Lucy was written by Hannah Mussett in 1975 and takes place in England's countryside. The book was written for the sole purpose of educating people on how Mussett and other parents feel when raising a child like Lucy in the mid-seventies. Lucy was born with Down Syndrome but in the book they refer to her as a Mongol. A Mongol was a common word to describe people with Down Syndrome a few decades ago. Down Syndrome is a chromosome abnormality caused usually by…