Skallagrigg unites arthur, a little boy abandoned many years ago in a grim hospital in northern England with esther, a radiantly intelligent young girl who is suffering from cerebral palsy, and with daniel, an American c...Skallagrigg unites arthur, a little boy abandoned many years ago in a grim hospital in northern England with esther, a radiantly intelligent young girl who is suffering from cerebral palsy, and with daniel, an American computer-games genius. Skallagrigg - whatever the name signifies, whoever he is - will come to transform all their lives.