Boy on a Wire
eBook - ePub

Boy on a Wire

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Boy on a Wire

About this book

Depicting the full spectrum of adolescent alienation, this engaging, coming-of-age narrative is a humorous blend of novel and memoir. A sensitive, quick-witted boy from a small town, Jack Muir adores his mother, yearns for affection from his father, and lives in the shadow of his accomplished brother. Sent to a boarding school at a young age,Ā Jack must quickly decide what sort of person he will beā€”the type that succumbs to the pressure of bullies and the school system or the type that fights back, using clever banter and intellect to get by. With a unique and authentic voice, this darkly humorous tale portrays the road to depression as seen through the naivetĆ© of youth.

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Table of contents

  1. Praise for Boy on a Wire
  2. My brotherā€™s fist
  3. My brotherā€™s head
  4. One final spit before Grammar School
  5. The cupboard on the wall
  6. Grammar School
  7. Short sheet
  8. Wankers
  9. The woodheap
  10. A vacuum in the brain
  11. The new boy
  12. Jonesy hits the road
  13. Tamas Nemet
  14. The Fez
  15. The Ice-cream Eating Champion of the World
  16. The fire
  17. Briggsy
  18. A grommet in the surf
  19. Cry-baby
  20. A cavity in the brain
  21. Hallowed be thy name
  22. Chopped liver
  23. Spit
  24. Melting moment in a house of prayer
  25. Sack
  26. The Honourable the Premier
  27. Naked wrestling
  28. Atticus
  29. All locked up
  30. How to be a man
  31. Sherry
  32. Return of the Flashman
  33. Lollies from a stranger
  34. The old man and the sea
  35. A real man racks his cane
  36. James Lock refuses to bend
  37. Fuck rush
  38. Eggs
  39. Avenging hero
  40. Thomas
  41. The last report
  42. Where they are now
  43. Acknowledgements
  44. About the author