Candy
Published on 25. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-09-954237-7 (ISBN)
Description
'There is only heroin, there is only Candy, the three of us adrift on the endless sea of love. '
Candy is a love story. It is also a harrowing investigation of the raw heart of addiction; its claustrophobia and momentum. From the heady narcissism of the narrator's first days with his new lover, Candy, and the relative innocence of their shared habit, Candy charts their decline when smack becomes the total and only focus of their lives.
Candy is a love story. It is also a harrowing investigation of the raw heart of addiction; its claustrophobia and momentum. From the heady narcissism of the narrator's first days with his new lover, Candy, and the relative innocence of their shared habit, Candy charts their decline when smack becomes the total and only focus of their lives.
Reviews / Votes
Davies charts the steady draining of their lives as heroin grips their systems with engrossing conviction...very accomplished * The Times * Addictive...hard to put down * Kirkus *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
346 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-954237-7 (9780099542377)
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Luke Davies was born in Sydney in 1962. He has worked variously as a truck driver, teacher and journalist. Luke Davies' collection of poetry Absolute Event Horizon was shortlisted for the 1995 Turnbull Fox Phillips poetry prize.