She is intelligent and imaginative, and creates a rich fantasy world, and dreams of possible other lives for herself.

[1] The author says that the care system acts as a metaphor for the way people conform to structures imposed on them by society and various surveillance measures.

[1] The Panopticon was written by Jenni Fagan, who was herself brought up in care, when she was 34 years old, and published in 2012.

[1] It was well-reviewed in several major newspapers in the UK and US,[2][3][4] shortlisted for several awards, and translated into at least eight languages by 2019.

It was in production as of September 2019, with the script written by Fagan and Joe Frost directing, due to be released in 2020.