Summary
I want to let her know that choosing something is the entire problem. How do you choose something without feeling the undeniable loss of everything you rejected?
Max is about to finish high school. On the surface it appears he has everything, but underneath he is floundering. Grappling with questions about his birth parents and his sexuality, he feels that there is a seed of badness deep within him that will inevitably be exposed.
After an incident at the end-of-year party set…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922930415 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922930415 |
| Author: | Avi Duckor-Jones |
| Publisher: | Affirm Press |
| Imprint: | Affirm Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 28 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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Critics Review
‘A vivid, heartfelt and emotionally astute story about a young man’s search for himself. I was with Max all the way.’ - Emily Perkins
‘Tender, sharp and real. Max is a sensitive exploration of the passion and turmoil of youth.’ - Carrie Tiffany
’[Max] balances confinement with soaring moments of freedom and is both heart-wrenching and hopeful’. - Kete
‘A story rich in symbolism’. - The Age/The Sydney Morning Herald
‘You’re soon engrossed’. - NZ Listener Magazine
About The Author
Avi Duckor-Jones
Avi Duckor-Jones trained as a lawyer before gaining his MA in creative writing from Victoria University’s International Institute of Modern Letters in 2013. His travel writing has been published with BBC Travel, The NZ Listener and Lonely Planet, among others. Avi has worked as a writing instructor and trip leader for National Geographic, directed a school in Ghana, and is the winner of the reality television competition Survivor New Zealand. His first book, Swim, won the 2018 Viva la Novella award. He currently lives on Waiheke Island with his wife and two children, where he enjoys open-water distance swimming and works as an English Teacher at Waiheke High School.
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