'In his acclaimed collection, Town, James Roy used the short story to chart the social tapestry of a country town as seen through the eyes of thirteen young residents. The young people in City are linked in very different ways - through chance meetings, found objects, social connections, the civil disobedience of the shadowy Poet and the streets of a city.
'Like the town in its companion collection, this place has no name. But any reader who has ever lived in a city will find it immediately familiar.
'A striking collection of connected stories that reflect our lives and those of the people that we pass each day. (From the publisher's website.)
Town
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
2007
Z1421487
2007
selected work
short story
young adult
(taught in 5 units)
'In Town, James Roy turns his hand to the short story, using it to explore the lives of the young residents of an Australian town. This town doesn't have a name. But if it seems familiar, it's because we recognise the people who walk its streets.
'From the serendipity of an unexpected moment of connection, to the sadness of leaving home, and the pain of the desperate decisions we make, these stories take a personal and uncompromising look at life. Love and loss, grief, humour and passion. Hope and hopelessness. Thirteen linked short stories, spanning a year in the lives of thirteen young people, from a town near you.' (Publisher's blurb)
