Omega Park

Author : Amy Barker

Format : Paperback
ISBN(13) : 9780702237201
ISBN(10) : 0702237205
Publisher : University of Queensland Press
Imprint : University of Queensland Press
Publication Date (AUS) : August 2009
Pages : 258
Height (mm) : 198
Width (mm) : 129
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Web Price AUD$24.95

Description

Omega Park is a housing commission estate on the fringes of Queensland's Gold Coast. Dingo Patterson and Jacob Box are growing up and trying to survive. Surrounded by broken families, crime and desperation, they are young men with dreams of a different life. When a car chase ends in tragedy for one of the boys, relations with the police and within the community reach crisis point. Amy Barker tells a sobering tale of modern warfare in the suburbs with confidence and assurance. She explores how life on society's margins can mean the end of the road for some, and offer the possibility of escape for others.

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