Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Fiction and the ones we want

and the ones we want – and the stories we tell ourselves about them

Inside a duffel bag she carries a stone heart

no matter what it takes

feast your eyes on dramatic vistas

So when she's offered a chance to trade everything for a second chance

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Fiction and the ones we wantPaperback Brisbane, 1983: A lost father, a mute brother, a mum in jail, a heroin dealer for a stepfather and a notorious crim for a babysitter. It's not as if Eli's life isn't complicated enough already. He's just trying to follow his heart, learning what it takes to be a good man, but life just keeps throwing obstacles in the way not least of which is Tytus Broz, legendary Brisbane drug dealer. But Eli's life is about to get a whole lot more serious.