Boy on a Wire
eBook - ePub

Boy on a Wire

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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, Jack must quickly decide what sort of person he will be—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 naiveté of youth.

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Information

Publisher
Fremantle Press
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781925815252
Edition
0

Table of contents

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