Town

Everyone Has a Story

James Roy

• Publisher: University of Queensland Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9780702244230
• Year: 2007

In Town, James Roy turns his hand to the short story, using it to explore the lives of the young residents of an Australian town. This town doesn't have a name. But if it seems familiar, it's because we recognize the people who walk its streets. From the serendipity of an unexpected moment of connection, to the sadness of leaving home, and the pain of the desperate decisions we make, these stories take a personal and uncompromising look at life. Love and loss, grief, humor and passion. Hope and hopelessness. Thirteen linked short stories, spanning a year in the lives of thirteen young people, from a town near you. From the serendipity of an unexpected moment of connection, to the sadness of leaving home, and the pain of the desperate decisions we make, these stories take a personal and uncompromising look at life. Love and loss, grief, humor and passion. Hope and hopelessness. Thirteen linked short stories, spanning a year in the lives of thirteen young people, from a town near you.

Table of contents

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• Also by James Roy
• February - The New Girl - Marty
• March - Motocross Hero - Adam
• April - The Whistleblower - Belinda
• May - The First Law of Thermodynamics - Jordan
• June - The Clearing - Veronica
• July - Speaking of Dragons - Mark
• August - The Extension Piece - Ray
• September - Running Out of Puff - Lee
• October - The Rule of Threes - Warwick
• November - Rotational Forces - Hattie
• December - New Katule - Malith
• January - Damage Control - Angela
• February - Dry Town - Jack
• Other Young Adult fiction by James Roy