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- 713 pages
- 25 hours of reading
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A 2019 Indie Book of the YearBrisbane, 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 -- notably Tytus Broz, legendary Brisbane drug dealer. But Eli's life is about to get a whole lot more serious. He's about to fall in love. And, oh yeah, he has to break into Boggo Road Gaol on Christmas Day, to save his mum. Joyous and heartbreaking, Boy Swallows Universe is a story of brotherhood, true love and the most unlikely of friendships.
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Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton
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- Released
- 2019
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Trent Dalton
- Publisher
- Gale, a Cengage Company
- Released
- 2019
- Pages
- 713
- ISBN13
- 9781432867638
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Contemporary Fiction, Family, Fun, Journalism, Coming Of Age, Violence, Australia, Teens, Alcohol, Drugs, Childhood, Crimes, Brothers, Tragedy, Crime Rate, Adapted into Series, Australian Literature, Brutality, Criminal Underworld
- First published
- 2018
- Original title
- Boy Swallows Universe
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- A 2019 Indie Book of the YearBrisbane, 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 -- notably Tytus Broz, legendary Brisbane drug dealer. But Eli's life is about to get a whole lot more serious. He's about to fall in love. And, oh yeah, he has to break into Boggo Road Gaol on Christmas Day, to save his mum. Joyous and heartbreaking, Boy Swallows Universe is a story of brotherhood, true love and the most unlikely of friendships.