Todd Hewitt lives in Prentisstown, where all boys become men at the age of 13. Todd has one month to go, and as far as he knows, Prentisstown is the only settlement in the world. After a native group known as the 'Spackles' released a germ, all the women have died. As a side effect of this germ, the remaining men in Prentisstown can hear each other's thoughts, known as the ever present cascade of ‘Noise’. Just before Todd becomes a man he hears something he shouldn't…. Silence and silence belongs to Women. The town has plans for Todd and these are not good plans so begins Todds' adventure.
First half of the book is about Augusten’s childhood belief that Santa and Jesus were one and the same. An entertaining autobiography based on the antics in his dysfunctional first family. Also author of “Running with scissors”.
A great read.
Australian fiction. Two narratives running through the story. One is about a Melbourne taxi driver who is an ex-criminal whose passenger is a former journalist who hops into his taxi with a head in a hat box. The other narrative is about a Norwegian killer. Set 140 years apart yet they are connected. Gritty storyline but beautifully crafted.
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