My Private Pectus

(Paperback)

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"There's something different about my body. It's not something I'm proud of either, not something I show anyone. It's like the missing piece of a jigsaw you can't take your eyes off. If I were to take off my shirt you wouldn't see my face, my freckles or ratty hair. You'd just suck your cheeks in and stare. All you'd see is the depression in the middle of my chest." A realistic story about cars, footy, a love interest, and the commonly forgotten ingredient: a young man's emotions.

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Jack has PE Pectus Excavatum, a condition that causes a sunken chest and I dont mean the kind that pirates covet. As if this isnt enough to deal with, his father, once a great footballer, insists Jack join the school footy team. Football is a game he has no interest in, especially as its one that invariably ends with a change-room filled with bare-chested males. Then theres the problem of girls: How will he ever get a girlfriend with such an obvious deformity An ode to manhood, My Private Pectus is bound to attract a predominately male readership, though girls should be encouraged to give this one a go as well, if only in the name of research. - Jenny Mounfield

Author Bio

Shane Thamm wrote My Private Pectus while studying masculinities at Queensland University of Technology. After six years working in high school outdoor education, and the masculinised outdoor adventure industry, he became intimately interested in what makes young men tick, and the emotional challenges they negotiate each day, often in silence. He likes to give these boys a voice.