Smashed

A gripping, heart-wrenching, sobering read about a boy, Jamie, who is 16-years-old and has the weight of the world on his shoulders. The night it all went weird is a night that is etched in Jamies mind and heart forever. A night that changed how he viewed his hero – his dad – how he had to step up and be the man of the house, the story reader and guardian of his 6-year-old sister, Becky, the supporter and pillar of strength for him mum. After all, real men don’t cry or show their emotions.

At 16 years old, Jamie should be out enjoying life, returning home to the sanctuary that it should be, not avoiding it and turning to alcohol to deaden his senses. Jamie’s world is spiralling out of control. This is a raw story that sheds light on masculine toxicity, collateral damage of divorce and the trials and tribulations that accompany being sixteen in a world where alcohol is seen as the cure, a remedy to take the edge off, liquid pleasure, pain duller and emotion suppressor.

This evocative read is one for young adults / teens.

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Publisher: UCLan Publishing
ISBN: 9781912979400
Number of pages: 322
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm