BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE: Trent Dalton

BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE

by Trent Dalton

This book is a bighearted, thoroughly Australian, coming-of-age story set in the sun-soaked, heroin flooded suburbs of 1980s Brisbane. Eli is a smart kid, though rough around the edges. Growing up with a drug-dealing stepfather, ex-addict mother, silent but astute brother and a notorious crimfor a babysitter, he's just looking for what it means to be a good man. But when his family crosses paths with drug boss TytusBroz the shit really hits the fan. And then... Eli falls in love. Combining the heart of Jasper Jones with the expansive scope of Shantaram, this is a fantastic homegrown read.

-Reviewed by Kat

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