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When paramedic Bruce Pike is called out to deal with another teenage adventure gone wrong, he knows better than his colleague, better than the kid’s parents, what happened and how. Thirty years before, that dead boy could have been him.
A relentlessly gripping and deeply moving novel about the damage you do to yourself when you’re young and think you’re immortal.
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When paramedic Bruce Pike is called out to deal with another teenage adventure gone wrong, he knows better than his colleague, better than the kid’s parents, what happened and how. Thirty years before, that dead boy could have been him.
A relentlessly gripping and deeply moving novel about the damage you do to yourself when you’re young and think you’re immortal.
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This year's Big Weekend of Books offers a stellar line up of local and international authors, discussing all things literary.
The Big Weekend of Books is ABC Radio National's annual writers' festival. Two huge days of author interviews will be broadcast live on ABC Radio National, streamed through ABC Listen and available as podcasts for everyone who loves books! Check out the titles below that will be under discussion, and view the full program here.