Christos tsiolkas is an internationally bestselling and awardwinning novelist, playwright, essayist, and screenwriter. His astonishing ability in the pool should drive him to fam. Metro this is a compelling, moving novel about identity, failure and the redemptive power of family source. Christos tsiolkas has long been one of australias most glittering literary treasures and thanks to the success of his bestselling barbecuestopper the slap, hes now a household name. His whole life, danny kelly has wanted just one thing. Man booker prizelonglisted author of the slap soon to be an nbc miniseries returns in an immensely moving sunday times story of a young athletes coming of age fourteenyearold daniel kelly is special.
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Tsiolkas latest takes an athletically gifted young mandanny here, dan there, barracuda everywhere, thanks. He made his muscles shape his fury, made every stroke decla. From the awardwinning author of the slap comes a powerfully moving story of forgiveness and a young mans struggle towards maturity. At fifteen, danny kelly is living a typical middle class melbourne life.
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