Electric and Mad and Brave

Tom Pitts

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Picador
26 July 2022

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Australian Fiction

Matt Lacey is in a mental health facility recovering from a breakdown.

In an attempt to work through a mess of conflicting thoughts and feelings, he writes, unwinding the story of his adolescence with the beautiful, impassive, fierce Christina.

As Matt delves into the more agonising moments of his past, he has to learn to look directly at the pain and love that have made him who he is now.

Brazenly wearing its heart on its sleeve, Electric and Mad and Brave is a heightened and technicolour story about the soaring joy and numbing nightmare of being young and hopelessly in love.

Praise for Electric and Mad and Brave

'A moving and beautifully observed story of the tortures of youth. Quite wonderful.' - Nick Cave

An incredible debut, captivating and perfectly paced, Electric and Mad and Brave is everything we all love about Australian fiction. Pitts' writing is delightfully eerie, full of twists and revelations I never saw coming. We are reminded that the past never really leaves us and the most complicated relationship we ever have is the one with ourselves. - Jessie Stephens

'Hauntingly beautiful, confronting to the point of despair and breathtaking in its originality.' - Kerry Armstrong

'A stunningly tender, brave debut from a deeply talented new Australian writer.' - Clare Bowditch

By: Tom Pitts
Imprint: Picador
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 456g
ISBN: 9781760988098
ISBN 10: 176098809X
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 26 July 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tom Pitts is a Melbourne-based writer, teacher, sound designer and musician. Electric and Mad and Brave is his first novel.