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Meet Oliver Tate, 15. Convinced that his father is depressed ("Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner") and his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher, "a hippy-looking twonk", he embarks on a hilariously misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Meanwhile, he is also trying to lose his virginity - before he turns sixteeen - to his pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana. Will Oliver succeed in either aim? Submerge yourself in Submarine and find out . . . Film tie-in edition of the freshest, funniest UK debut of 2009 - to accompany the major new film by comedy star Richard Ayoade.
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Submarine, Joe Dunthorne
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- Released
- 2008
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- Title
- Submarine
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Joe Dunthorne
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0141038446
- ISBN13
- 9780141038445
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Love, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, Contemporary Romance, Relationships, School, British Literature, England, Sexuality & Intimacy, English Literature, Parenthood, Coming Of Age, Young Adult Romance, Loneliness, First love, Teenagers, Puberty, Problems, Conflicts, Foreign Words
- First published
- 2008
- Original title
- Submarine
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- Meet Oliver Tate, 15. Convinced that his father is depressed ("Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner") and his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher, "a hippy-looking twonk", he embarks on a hilariously misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Meanwhile, he is also trying to lose his virginity - before he turns sixteeen - to his pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana. Will Oliver succeed in either aim? Submerge yourself in Submarine and find out . . . Film tie-in edition of the freshest, funniest UK debut of 2009 - to accompany the major new film by comedy star Richard Ayoade.