''Mitch,' Marty asks, 'why does Dad hate me?'
'Marty, he hates everyone.'
'Why?'
'I don't know... I reckon the grog mucks up his brain.'
'I wish we didn't have to go home.'
'There's nowhere else to go, Marty.'
'Mitch is thirteen years old and life can't get much tougher. When her dad drinks too much he takes his anger out on the family - with his fists. To make things worse, Mitch's mum refuses to leave. Then one day things finally go too far. Mitch is badly hurt and her mum decides it's time to get away. Will they ever find a safe refuge away from their father? And can they ever leave behind the painful memories?' (Publication summary)
