Book Launch: 1985 by Dominic Hoey
Scorpio Books and Penguin Books NZ warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of 1985: A Novel by best-selling author Dominic Hoey.
All welcome, refreshments provided.
Please send in your RSVP. This event will take place during our annual sale, so there will be limited spaces available.
About the book
It’s 1985 and Obi’s on the cusp of teenagerhood, after a childhood marked by poverty, dysfunctional family dynamics, (dis)organised crime and violence. His dad’s delusional, his mum’s real sick, the Rainbow Warrior just exploded, and it’s time for Obi to grow up and get out of the spacies parlour.
When he and his best mate Al discover a map leading to unknown riches, Obi wonders if this windfall could be the thing that turns his family’s fortunes around. Instead, he’s thrown into an adventure where the stakes are a lot higher than the games he loves.
An electric novel about life in a multi-cultural, counter-cultural part of Auckland pre-gentrification. 1985 is an adventure story with a local flavour, a coming-of-age story for the underdogs, the disenfranchised and the dreamers.
All welcome, refreshments provided.
Please send in your RSVP. This event will take place during our annual sale, so there will be limited spaces available.
About the book
It’s 1985 and Obi’s on the cusp of teenagerhood, after a childhood marked by poverty, dysfunctional family dynamics, (dis)organised crime and violence. His dad’s delusional, his mum’s real sick, the Rainbow Warrior just exploded, and it’s time for Obi to grow up and get out of the spacies parlour.
When he and his best mate Al discover a map leading to unknown riches, Obi wonders if this windfall could be the thing that turns his family’s fortunes around. Instead, he’s thrown into an adventure where the stakes are a lot higher than the games he loves.
An electric novel about life in a multi-cultural, counter-cultural part of Auckland pre-gentrification. 1985 is an adventure story with a local flavour, a coming-of-age story for the underdogs, the disenfranchised and the dreamers.
Scorpio Books, 120 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central
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