So close to home [electronic resource]
Mick Cummins2023
eBook
Find it!
Winner for Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Unpublished Manuscript 2023
A tense, moving novel about a young man struggling with addiction and trauma
from the winner of the 2023 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an
unpublished manuscript. For fans of Craig Silvey's Honeybee and Mark Brandi's
Wimmera
Eighteen-year-old Aaron is charismatic, resourceful and addicted to heroin. His
mum has kicked him out of home in a last-ditch move to help him get straight,
and he wanders the streets of South Melbourne, living on his wits and sleeping
rough - all the while chasing drugs, dreams and love.
Desperate to fund his addiction, Aaron climbs into the car of The Man, a
distinguished elderly gentleman willing to pay for a certain kind of
relationship. This regular cash could be the lifeline Aaron needs to start
again, but The Man keeps raising spectres from Aaron's past that he'd rather
forget. As Aaron gathers the courage to confront the events that derailed his
life, ...
Main title:
So close to home [electronic resource] / Mick Cummins
Author:
Mick Cummins, Author
Imprint:
South Melbourne, Vic. : Affirm Press, 2023
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (1 online resource)
Audience:
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781922930828
Language:
English
BRN:
452048
Electronic access:
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |