ABBEY'S CHOICE FEBRUARY 2016 ----- An astute novel about inner-city Australian racism - and about humanity emerging in the face of reality.
Jack van Duyn is in his comfort zone. A pot-bellied, unfit, round-shouldered cabbie in his mid-fifties, he lives on his own and on the edges of society. He has a few mates, who he regards contentedly as losers and nobodies like himself, and lots of opinions about all the bastards out there who get more than they deserve.
One morning, as he's waiting for a fare, he notices a handful of dark-skinned children romping in the playground, and finds himself muttering Bloody Somalis. Why can't they stay in their own shithole of a country?
Jack can't know it, but his world is about to be turned upside down. After reluctantly breaking up a fight between the children, Jack finds himself transfixed by the mother of one of them - a beautiful young Somali woman - and feeling compelled to help her. What follows is a bewildering, hair-raising descent into a world of drug-dealing, ASIO harassment, criminal thuggery, and Somali payback.
If Jack is to rise to the challenge, redemption might involve him leaving his comfort zone behind - forever.
By:
Lindsay Tanner Imprint: Scribe Publications Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 232mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 344g ISBN:9781925321029 ISBN 10: 1925321029 Pages: 248 Publication Date:27 January 2016 Recommended Age: From 15 to 10 years Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Authors Bio, not available
Reviews for Comfort Zone
'A decent man is pitched into a dangerous world where his strengths are tested and his weaknesses exposed.';Robert Gott, author of The Port Fairy Murders