"Sonya Hartnett's third novel for adults is perfectly formed and utterly compelling an unflinching and disquieting work from one of Australia's finest writers." - Booktopia Colt Jenson and his younger brother Bastian live in a world of shiny new things – skateboards slot cars train sets and even the latest BMX. Their affluent father Rex has made sure that they'll be the envy of the new working-class suburb they've moved to. But underneath the surface of the perfect family is there something unsettling about the Jensons? To the local kids Rex becomes a kind of hero but Colt senses there's something in his father that could destroy their fragile new lives.
