Bootstrap

(Paperback)

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Jackson Sweeney is stewing in his tiny hometown, feeling stuck. He spends his days working at Als Takeaway and his nights at the local dive pub, scouting for a guy he hasnt pashed yet. His childhood friend Marnie returns to Ginsborough on her familys annual visit, but shes reeling from a break-up and is determined to lie low. After all, nothing happens in this part of the world.

But then one night an odd-looking stranger shows up: he has long black hair, a leather trench coat and the improbable name of Bootstrap. Whats more, he says hes here to see the night Jackson Sweeney becomes a hero.

Soon, Sweeney and Marnie find themselves swept up in an adventure they never could have dreamt ofwith a fugitive on the run from the future. Both a thrilling race against time and a witty contemporary love story, Bootstrap is the genre-bending new novel from the brilliant Georgina Young.

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There is vibrancy and energy in each protagonistWonderful precision and witA remarkably entertaining story. * Sydney Morning Herald *
Young grounds the book in the cadences of daily life in regional Australia, while also having lots of self-aware fun winking at the conventions of sci-fi and romance storytelling. Crackling with irreverent energyappealing to a wide range of readers. * Big Issue *
Genre-bending...a bit of a love story and a race against timeAustralian flavoured Neil Gaiman Doctor Who action romp. * RNZ Nine to Noon *
Bootstrap is a wild, exhilarating ride of a book, from start to finish, bending and transcending genre and creating something powerfully original in the process. Georgina Young perfectly captures the language and attitude of rural Australia, and the tender core beneath rough-around-the-edges characters. This book is funny, witty and razor-sharpa pure adrenaline rush! * Holden Sheppard *
Nails the dialogue of country AustraliaHeart-warming, heart-wrenching, but also just really funI bloody adored it. * Kylie Maslen *
There is vibrancy and energy in each protagonistWonderful precision and witA remarkably entertaining story. * Sydney Morning Herald *
A fantastic tale of VictoriaIt really catches the Australian vernacularReally entertaining [and] funny. * 3RRR: Queer View Mirror *
Young wonderfully weaves in complex ideas and a character-driven plot. * Herald Sun *
Youngs novel contemporises the tropes [of time travel and romance][The] dialogue between the characters is witty, fiery and eminently readableand the use of colloquialisms and slang really situates this as an Australian novel. People of all ageswill find something to love in this whip-smart tale of what it means to be in love. * Aurealis *

Author Bio

Georgina Young is a writer and designer from Melbourne. Her first novel, Loner, which was published in 2020, won the Text Prize, was commended by the CBCA as a notable book for older readers, and was shortlisted for a Prime Minister's Literary Award.