Tony is fifteen and doesn't want to go back to school. In spite of showing terrific talent on the clarinet, he'd rather get a job with his brother on a building site.
When a joyriding accident lands Tony in Lismore, a Dublin rehabilitation centre, where he is sent to recover from severe head injuries, he meets Stephen, also fifteen, a gifted musician and composer. But while Tony is growing stronger and more able everyday, Stephen is heading in another direction entirely.
The two boys strike up a unique friendship, refusing to let their difficulties stop them from confronting life's challenges head-on.
1993, Poolbeg Press Ltd, Dublin, Ireland.
ISBN: 1 85371 839 4
(Danish edition) 1998, Forlaget Modtryk, Denmark.
ISBN: 87 7394 524 2
(German edition) 1999, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GMBh and Co. KG, Germany.
ISBN: 3 423 78136
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