Barracuda

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen And Unwin
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2013
Edition: First Edition

Description: 516 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. This Is Brutal, Tender And Blazingly Brilliant.

Publishers Description: He asked the water to lift him, to carry him, to avenge him. He made his muscles shape his fury, made every stroke declare his hate. And the water obeyed; the water would give him his revenge. No one could beat him, no one came close. His whole life, Danny Kellys only wanted one thing: to win Olympic gold. Everything hes ever done-every thought, every dream, every action-takes him closer to that moment of glory, of vindication, when the world will see him for what he is: the fastest, the strongest and the best. His life has been a preparation for that moment. His parents struggle to send him to the most prestigious private school with the finest swimming program; Danny loathes it there and is bullied and shunned as an outsider, but his coach is the best and knows Danny is, too, better than all those rich boys, those pretenders. Dannys win-at-all-cost ferocity gradually wins favour with the coolest boys-hes Barracuda, hes the psycho, hes everything they want to be but dont have the guts to get there. Hes going to show them all. He would be first, everything would be alright when he came first, all would be put back in place. When he thought of being the best, only then did he feel calm. Should we teach our children to win, or should we teach them to live How do we make and remake our lives Can we atone for our past Can we overcome shame And what does it mean to be a good person A searing and provocative novel by the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Slap, Barracuda is an unflinching look at modern Australia, at our hopes and dreams, our friendships, and our families. It is about class and sport and politics and migration and education. It contains everything a person is: family and friendship and love and work, the identities we inhabit and discard, the means by which we fill the holes at our centre. Barracuda is brutal, tender and blazingly brilliant; everything we have come to expect from this fearless vivisector of our lives and world.

ISBN: 9781743317310