Description
An exceptional, break-out, coming-of-age novel from the talented Betty Trask Award-winning writer, Will Davis
About the Author
Will Davis is the author of two novels, My Side of the Story, which won the Betty Trask Prize 2007, and Dream Machine. He has trained as an aerialist and specializes in corde lisse (rope), tissu (silks) and static trapeze. He lives in Highbury, London.
Reviews
An extraordinary tale of tragedy and failure in love, told with great panache * Edmund White *
His best book yet * Evening Standard *
The past produces the present, and the present turns fearlessly into the future. With a double flourish, everything becomes clear ... the closing scene is heart-stopping -- Colin Greenland * Guardian *
A page turning modern classic * Gay Times *
An elegant, poignant and perceptive novel about growing up gay without the support of family, about falling and failing in love and about the freedom of eccentricity. A remarkable book * Sydney Morning Herald *
Conveys both the challenges of coming out and the extraordinary art of an aerialist so convincingly * Sunday Times *
PRAISE FOR MY SIDE OF THE STORY: 'Will Davis is a witty writer who effortlessly conjures up the frenetic detail of Jaz's sixteen-year-old world * Independent *
A fresh and funny novel about growing up gay, with absolutely no help from a mad family. Davis gives his narrator a wonderfully wry outlook * Kate Saunders, The Times *
The dialogue fizzes with savvy one-liners ... Davis's observations of the dysfunctions of family and school are as sharp as his prose is fresh, and his debut is intriguing, touching and entertaining * Time Out *
Book Information
ISBN 9781408831625
Author Will Davis
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 223g