{"product_id":"9781925760606","title":"Everything in its Right Place","description":"Author: Tobias McCorkell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925760606\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Transit Lounge\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Longlisted for the Colin Roderick Award 2021*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoburg, Melbourne. Ford McCullen is growing up with his mother Deidre and his Pop and Noonie in \u0026amp;#x27;The Compound\u0026amp;#x27;, a pair of units in the shadow of Pentridge prison. His father, Robert, has left them to live in the bush with his new male partner. Nobody is coping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Ford\u0026amp;#x27;s paternal grandmother Queenie\u0026amp;#x27;s good fortune allows him to attend a prestigious Catholic private school on the other side of the river and to learn the violin, Ford finds himself balancing separate identities. At school he sees himself being moulded into an image that is not his own, something at odds with the rough and tumble of his beloved north.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrumbling under the weight of his family\u0026amp;#x27;s expectations and realising that he just might be the only adult amongst them, Ford embarks on a quest for meaning while navigating the uncomfortable realities of his father\u0026amp;#x27;s life, his mother\u0026amp;#x27;s ongoing crisis, and the pillars of football and religion, delving ever deeper into a fraught search for the source of the \u0026amp;#x27;McCullen curse\u0026amp;#x27;.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything in its Right Place\u003c\/i\u003e tackles themes of class, love and sexuality with humour, truth and grit. It is a story of the legacies and dilemmas that families bring, of how we all must find our own way, astonishingly told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Powerful and urgent. Crackling with energy and wit, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything in its Right Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a dark joyride of a read, its danger and beauty announcing a roaring new talent.\u0026amp;#x27; - Roger Averill, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRelatively Famous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeeping Faith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Equal parts harrowing coming of age story, and paean to the joys of a misspent youth,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything in its Right Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a heartbreaking, lyrical love letter to overcoming trauma, and finding oneself in the bohemian heart of Melbourne.\u0026amp;#x27; - Liam Pieper, author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Feel-Good Hit of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweetness and Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867090047134,"sku":"ADS-9781925760606","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925760606.jpg?v=1779429649","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925760606","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}