Raised his whole life indoors by an anxious, overprotective mother, a young boy finally steps outside and discovers a world that tests everything he has been taught. New friendships, the thrill of skateboarding and small freedoms open his life to possibility.

When a local boy goes missing, the boy's new life collides with the city's darker edges. The story traces how choice, loyalty and fear shape adolescence and how a mother confronts the limits of protection.

Written in vivid, kinetic prose, the novel explores family bonds, the risks of independence and the messy work of growing up. Ideal for readers of literary coming-of-age fiction who appreciate emotional nuance and urban tension.

• 336 pages
• Published 2015
• McClelland & Stewart
• Hardcover

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