The Slap 9781849183376 following in the footsteps of

following in the footsteps of my ancestors who created the games to celebrate human endeavour its ability to be pushed to the limits

accompanied by a grumpy man with one leg

There are vampires and monsters galore in this treasury of spooky stories for boys

but never like this

Trey is sent on a dangerous mission to Iceland

The Slap 9781849183376 following in the footsteps ofThe boy is not his son. It is a single act of violence, but the slap reverberates through the lives of everyone who witnesses it happen. Christos Tsiolkas presents the impact of this apparently minor domestic incident through the eyes of eight of those who witness it. The result is an unflinching interrogation of the life of the modern family, a deeply thought provoking novel about boundaries and their limits