Shadowboxing by Tony Birch
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Shadowboxing by Tony Birch

SKU TBM9781921640155
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ISBN: 9781921640155
Shelf No: 5056
Author: Tony Birch
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Scribe
Place: Melbourne VIC
Year: 2009
Format: Paperback
Volume: 1
Pages: 192 pages
Book Type: SECONDHAND
Cost: 6.00
Location: Cube 8

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

Shadowboxing is a collection of ten linked stories in the life of a boy growing up in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy in the 1960s. A beautifully rendered time capsule, it captures a period of decay, turmoil and change through innocent, unblinking eyes.

Michael’s family, led by his long-suffering mother, live as though under siege, surviving his father’s drinking and rage as well as the forces of "urban renewal." Their neighbourhood is a world of simple pleasures as well as random brutality; of family life and love as well as violence and tragedy.

As Michael experiences all this with a combination of wonder and fear, he matures into a sensitive adult who can forgive but never forget.

Shadowboxing is a riveting story of loss and permanence, power and weakness, stoicism and resistance. In the tradition of John Morrison, it captures the essence of working-class life in inner-city Australia.

Written in a spare, understated style that carries a surprisingly powerful emotional impact. Tony Birch's brilliant debut. (publisher blurb)

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