Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent DaltonBrisbane, 1983: A lost father, a mute brother, a mum in jail, a heroin dealer for a stepfather and a notorious crim for a babysitter. It's not as if Eli's life isn't complicated enough already. He's just trying to follow his heart, learning what it takes to be a good man, but life just keeps throwing obstacles in the way not least of which is Tytus Broz, legendary Brisbane drug dealer. But Eli's life is about to get a whole lot more serious. He's

and based on devastating true events

the strength of their close bond will be tested to its limits

describing the life he discovers with his new friends in their wild and beautiful land

There are red sheep and blue sheep

It cuts closer to the bone than most of what I have written

She'd hoped for plenty of it when she agreed to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspiracy

Katharine Murphy and members of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership

With a blend of interviews in translation

luminous writing I discovered only recently

but it is eventually just as warm and familiar

It doesn't attempt to judge but to tell it as it was

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