The Boy Under the Table
Published on 1. January 2017
288 pages
978-1-925576-01-6 (ISBN)
Description
Tina is a young woman hiding from her grief on the streets of the Cross. On a cold night in the middle of winter she breaks all her own rules when she agrees to go home with a customer. What she finds in his house will change her life forever.
Across the country Sarah and Doug are trapped in limbo, struggling to accept the loss that now governs their lives. Pete is the local policeman who feels like he is watching the slow death of his own family. Every day brings a fresh hell for each of them.
Told from the alternating points of view of Tina, Sarah, Doug and Pete, The Boy Under the Table is gritty, shocking, moving and, ultimately, filled with hope. A harrowing glimpse into the real world behind the headlines, this is a novel of immense power and compassion-one that will not fail to move all who read it.
Across the country Sarah and Doug are trapped in limbo, struggling to accept the loss that now governs their lives. Pete is the local policeman who feels like he is watching the slow death of his own family. Every day brings a fresh hell for each of them.
Told from the alternating points of view of Tina, Sarah, Doug and Pete, The Boy Under the Table is gritty, shocking, moving and, ultimately, filled with hope. A harrowing glimpse into the real world behind the headlines, this is a novel of immense power and compassion-one that will not fail to move all who read it.
Reviews / Votes
While this could have made for a harrowing read, the book is also littered with the kinds of characters that restore your faith in humanity There's no sentimentality here, just the real and harrowing experiences of a family, and a community, touched by tragedy. * Reading Bar * I found The Boy Under the Table impossible to put down once I had started - the pace is unrelenting and the story is utterly engrossing. The conclusion is tinged with both hope and sadness and I held my children a little tighter and a lot longer when I had finished. The Boy Under The Table is a confronting story, but one that is well worth reading. * Great Aussie Reads *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
NSW
Australia
File size
0,60 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-925576-01-6 (9781925576016)
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Person
Nicole Trope is a former high school teacher with a Masters Degree in Children's Literature. In 2005 she was one of the winners of the Varuna Awards for Manuscript Development. Nicole has written six novels, including The Boy Under The Table, Three Hours Late, The Secrets in Silence, Hush, Little Bird and Blame.
