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Summary:
'Davey lives with Tiny, his hard-case, beer-drinking father, and Thelma, his long-suffering, tea-drinking mother. Davey is a bit of a hard case himself, constantly getting in trouble with the local bully and giving everyone plenty of lip. The act of violence that follows his discovery in the woodshed sends Davey down a troubling path of choices. He knows he should choose the moral option, but then will his family survive?'--Back cover
This superb coming-of-age novel (set in Christchurch, NZ)contains echoes of Ian Cross's THE GOD BOY. . .
Confused by the misguided moralities of the adult world around him, Davey is forced to start making his own decisions. By turns funny and desperate. it is also the story of the breakdown of a man's relationship with his family, particularly with his son.