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Unique Haunting coming-of-age story in small-town New Zealand.

This book could be a good read for someone who enjoys coming-of-age stories with a dark and haunting twist. The God Boy takes the reader on a journey through the eyes of a young boy named Jimmy, who navigates the complexities of growing up in a Catholic household while witnessing disturbing events unfold in his community. Through ordinary settings and everyday experiences, the author skillfully exposes the hidden cruelty that lurks beneath the surface of society, leaving a lasting impact on the reader.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780141187440

Description

Set in a small town in New Zealand, the story is told through the eyes of a gauche thirteen year-old boy called Jimmy Sullivan. It is the haunting tale of a young boy growing up in a catholic household, seeing things he shouldn’t and struggling to cope. The book appears to be domestic in scope and provincial in vision, but by the end of the novel, the reader has encountered murder, and witnessed the warping of a promising mind and the destruction of a family. In this deceptively modest masterpiece, the cruelty beneath society’s surface is revealed, all the more devastatingly so through the ordinariness of the location.


Author: Ian Cross
Publisher: Penguin New Zealand
Publication Date: 2003
 

Unique Haunting coming-of-age story in small-town New Zealand.

This book could be a good read for someone who enjoys coming-of-age stories with a dark and haunting twist. The God Boy takes the reader on a journey through the eyes of a young boy named Jimmy, who navigates the complexities of growing up in a Catholic household while witnessing disturbing events unfold in his community. Through ordinary settings and everyday experiences, the author skillfully exposes the hidden cruelty that lurks beneath the surface of society, leaving a lasting impact on the reader.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.