Burning Down

Name: Burning Down
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780702259708
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By Venero Armanno

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Burning Down by Venero Armanno weaves a tale centred around a young protagonist caught up in the struggles of family dynamics and personal identity in a vividly depicted urban setting. Through evocative storytelling, the novel explores themes of aspiration, belonging, and the pursuit of dreams amidst adversity. It's a poignant journey of self-discovery and resilience.
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Burning Down

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Charlie Smoke is living out his early retirement from the boxing ring as a bricklayer. It is the mid-1970s, and he believes his best days are behind him. He has lost his wife and his daughter Sissy to his questionable past.

When he meets Holly Banks and her teenage son Ricky, he has the chance to do things differently this time around. As an unlikely friendship develops with Ricky, Charlie is unwittingly pulled back into the gambling underworld he thought he had left behind.

In order to make a new future, first he must settle some old scores. Burning Down is a searing new novel from acclaimed storyteller Venero Armanno about family, regret, love, and the promise of salvation.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702259708

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 227.0mm

Weight: 327g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Venero (Veny) Armanno the author of two short story collections, Jumping at the Moon and Travel Under Any Star, and nine critically acclaimed novels. These include Black Mountain, The Dirty Beat, Romeo of the Underworld and Candle Life. His novel Firehead was shortlisted in the 1999 Queensland Premier's Literary Award; in 2002 The Volcano won the award with Best Fiction Book of the year. His works have been published in the United States, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Israel and South Korea. Veny is a trained screenwriter and currently teaches creative writing at the University of Queensland.