'It is the early seventies. Mal Staines, from working-class Burnie, endeavours to reconcile his adolescent frustration and anger whilst searching for artistic enlightenment in Hobart. But from the grimy chaos of his revolting share-house, Mal battles the distractions of his quirky friends and a hedonistic way of life until he forms an unlikely friendship with an immigrant beekeeper. In this coming-of-age story Mal discovers there’s more to his parents than he ever imagined and that qualifying at art school doesn’t necessarily make you an artist.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
