Fifteen-year-old Ricky lives in Aspiring, a town thats growing at an alarming rate. Rickys growing, too -- 67, and taller every day. But hes stuck in a loop: student, uncommitted basketballer, and puzzled son, burdened by his familys sadness. And whos the weird guy in town with a chauffeur and half a Cadillac? What about the bits of story that invade his head? Uncertain whats real -- and who he is -- Ricky cant stop sifting for clues. He has no idea how things will end up . . . With sunlight, verve and humour, award-winning writer Damien Wilkins brings us a beguiling boy whos trying to make sense of it all.
Damien Wilkins has published novels, collections of short stories and a book of poems. He has written for television and theatre. He also writes and records his own songs as The Close Readers. His work has won several awards, including, for The Miserables (1993), the New Zealand Book Award. He lives in Wellington, where he is the Director of the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University.
