Our Beautiful Boys
A compulsively readable and incisive novel about a group of teenage boys whose lives ā and whose familiesā lives ā are changed forever by one disastrous evening āA profound meditation on class, privilege and masculinityā Observer
āAn insightful, nuanced story . I couldnāt put it downā Charles Yu
āTimely and timeless . A book about the lies we knowingly or unwittingly tell ourselvesā New York Times
I know my son. I know what he is and what heās not capable of.
Revelling in the triumph of a high school football win, MJ, Vikram and Diego find themselves at an ill-fated party, on a night that ends with the school bully in hospital. When no one comes forward with the truth of what actually happened, all three teenage āall starsā are suspended for the rest of the season, their futures suddenly uncertain.
In the aftermath, the families gather to assess the damage to their childrenās prospects, their reputations and their own relationships. As other secrets begin to bubble to the surface, each parent attempts to navigate the crisis at hand, confronted with their own inner turmoil and the question none of them want to face: how well can you ever truly know your own child?
Our Beautiful Boys is a page-turning and incisive novel about masculinity, race, education and privilege, and the conflict that arises when all these collide.
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A compulsively readable and incisive novel about a group of teenage boys whose lives ā and whose familiesā lives ā are changed forever by one disastrous evening āA profound meditation on class, privilege and masculinityā Observer
āAn insightful, nuanced story . I couldnāt put it downā Charles Yu
āTimely and timeless . A book about the lies we knowingly or unwittingly tell ourselvesā New York Times
I know my son. I know what he is and what heās not capable of.
Revelling in the triumph of a high school football win, MJ, Vikram and Diego find themselves at an ill-fated party, on a night that ends with the school bully in hospital. When no one comes forward with the truth of what actually happened, all three teenage āall starsā are suspended for the rest of the season, their futures suddenly uncertain.
In the aftermath, the families gather to assess the damage to their childrenās prospects, their reputations and their own relationships. As other secrets begin to bubble to the surface, each parent attempts to navigate the crisis at hand, confronted with their own inner turmoil and the question none of them want to face: how well can you ever truly know your own child?
Our Beautiful Boys is a page-turning and incisive novel about masculinity, race, education and privilege, and the conflict that arises when all these collide.
