The Piper's Son

The Piper's Son

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Melina Marchetta's new novel takes up the story of the group of friends from Saving Francesca - only this time it's five years later and Thomas Mackee is the one who needs saving. Thomas Mackee wants oblivion. Wants to forget parents who leave and friends he used to care about and a string of one-night stands, and favourite uncles being blown to smithereens on their way to work on the other side of the world. But when his flatmates turn him out of the house, Tom moves in with his single, pregnant aunt, Georgie. And starts working at the Union pub with his former friends. And winds up living with his grieving father again. And remembers how he abandoned Tara Finke two years ago, after his uncle's death. And in a year when everything's broken, Tom realises that his family and friends need him to help put the pieces back together as much as he needs them.

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  Reviewed by Cassandra M. | see all reviews by Cassandra M.

  14/08/2010

  I recently met Melina Marchetta at the Sydney Writer's Festival, and this is one of her finest works. It tells a very realistic story from two perspectives, and I became very attached to the characters. Worth the read.
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