Ferdia is a sixteen-year-old with problems. His mother and father live at opposite ends of Abbey Road, estranged; each of them flirting with relationships with younger partners. But being young, talented and beautiful in London has its compensations, and Ferdia finds an outlet for his frustrations in a fledgling punk band on the local estate. However, when Ferdia's relationship with a woman twice his age (who also happens to be his teacher) threatens to scupper his schooling, his home life, and his place in the band, the novel takes an unexpected turn and all those involved are forced to reconsider their circumstances.
- ISBN10 0892553014
- ISBN13 9780892553013
- Publish Date 17 December 2003 (first published 26 June 2003)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Persea Books Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 244
- Language English