Historical information

Autobiography of Australian author, Thomas Kenneally.

From the first paragraph: "For this is not an exhaustive tale of boyhood but of the one reckless, sweet, divinely hectic and subtly hormonal year. That is, in my case, 1952. It seems to outweigh the other years, to be the most succulent and the most dangerous."

Significance

Autobiographical interest. Relevant to Australian literary history.

Physical description

Paper; book.

Front cover: full-colour photograph of a child in a military uniform; white text.

Inscriptions & markings

Front cover: author's name and title.