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Shehan has a crush on Robbie, his friend and classmate. Robbie is straight and finds Shehan's advances unsettling. But then, that is all Robbie has going for him in his turbulent life. And when they both realise that, it is already too late. "Wickremesekera weaves this bleak tale with a fine ear for the language and mores of young people and leavens the inevitable sadness and tragedy with a sardonic wit and an honest take on adolescent sexuality. " - Michael Cooke, Greenleft Weekly, Australia. "The first person narrative powerfully immerses the reader into Shehan's point of view. This engages us to inhabit his perspective, taking us past the point of judgment or personal distaste, latent homophobia or prejudice against violent 'yobbo' delinquent youth." Devika Brendon, Ceylon Today.