Turtle

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Set in a bleak and rain-bedrizzled Glasgow, this is the story of Donald Pinelli, whose mother Trixie is not only mad, she's psychic too - not a good combination, especially when it means she's convinced Donald is cursed to die by drowning on his eighteenth birthday. As if that it isn't enough, Donald has to contend with a gangster father, siblings who hate him and a best friend who betrays him. Life's mince, and no mistake. But an unexpected encounter with a cantankerous turtle in a rundown zoo abruptly sets young Donald on a crash course in survival.

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"Turtle is one of the finest debut novels I've read in years. Bryson's storytelling is, quite simply, enchanting." --Mandy Sayer, author, Dreamtime Alice

Author Bio

Gary Bryson is Glaswegian who has lived in Sydney for 20 years. He's a journalist with Radio National producing and presenting features and docos for the 'Encounter' series. Previous to that he was executive producer on 'Late Night Live' with Phillip Adams.