Submarine

Submarine

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Meet Oliver Tate, 15. Convinced that his father is depressed ("Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner") and his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher, "a hippy-looking twonk", he embarks on a hilariously misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Meanwhile, he is also trying to lose his virginity - before he turns sixteeen - to his pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana. Will Oliver succeed in either aim? Submerge yourself in "Submarine" and find out...

Author: Joe Dunthorne
Format: Paperback, 304 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 204 g
Published: 2009, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction

Vendor: Secondhand Stock
SKU: 9780141032757-SECONDHAND
Categories: All Best Sellers - Individual titles Modern Fiction (post 1945) Only One Copy Second-hand Books
Tags: June-2025 Modern and contemporary fiction general and literary NewSystem Paperback Secondhand
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Meet Oliver Tate, 15. Convinced that his father is depressed ("Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner") and his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher, "a hippy-looking twonk", he embarks on a hilariously misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Meanwhile, he is also trying to lose his virginity - before he turns sixteeen - to his pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana. Will Oliver succeed in either aim? Submerge yourself in "Submarine" and find out...