Funkytown: A year on the brink of manhood
Sep 2021 · Sold by Hachette UK
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It is 1993: a serial killer is loose on the streets of Frankston, Victoria. The community is paralysed by fear, and a state's police force and national media come to find a killer. Meanwhile, seventeen-year-old Paul Kennedy is searching for something else entirely. He is focused on finishing school, getting drafted into the AFL and falling in love. So much can change in a year.
The rites of passage for many Australian teenage boys - blackout drinking, simmering violence and emotional suppression - take their toll, and the year that starts with so much promise ends with Kennedy expelled, arrested and undrafted. But one teacher sees Kennedy self-destructing, and becomes determined to set him on another path
The rites of passage for many Australian teenage boys - blackout drinking, simmering violence and emotional suppression - take their toll, and the year that starts with so much promise ends with Kennedy expelled, arrested and undrafted. But one teacher sees Kennedy self-destructing, and becomes determined to set him on another path
It is 1993: a serial killer is loose on the streets of Frankston, Victoria. The community is paralysed by fear, and a state's police force and national media come to find a killer. Meanwhile, seventeen-year-old Paul Kennedy is searching for something else entirely. He is focused on finishing scho...
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jason stephenson
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June 14, 2023
Am not a regular watcher of the ABC so didn't have a clue who Paul Kennedy was, but it's a coming of age story , set in Melbourne with some footy thrown in lol so i thought why not. One word for this book "wow" what an amazing writer Paul is .It's truly a wonderful coming of age story set over the course of the year 1993. This is one book I think everyone who grew up in suburban Australia in the 1980s and 1990s can relate to i know i did. I have read many books in my lifetime, and this is one of a few that will stick with me.
Colin Stone
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November 23, 2022
Clearly brought back the anguish of coming of age & that final year of high school
About the author
Paul Kennedy is an ABC television presenter with twenty-five years' journalistic experience. His four previous books include Hell on the Way to Heaven (co-authored with Chrissie Foster), which helped Australian survivors of child sex abuse achieve the nation's largest Royal Commission. Paul is also a successful football coach on the Mornington Peninsula. He lives in Seaford, Victoria with his wife and three sons.
Paul Kennedy is an ABC television presenter with twenty-five years' journalistic experience. His four previous books include Hell on the Way to Heaven (co-authored with Chrissie Foster), which helped Australian survivors of child sex abuse achieve the nation's largest Royal Commission. Paul is al...
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