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'Fourteen-year-old Trysten 'Tryst' Black's life changes dramatically when his older brother, Shaun, goes off to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan. Their mother, Kirsten, deals with Shaun's absence by drinking, leaving Tryst to fend for himself. Tryst's response is to rage against his father who lives in a caravan by the creek, to get into a punch-up at school and to line up for another fight with his uncle who has come to stay. When the fractured family receives news that Shaun is coming home, things begin to look better. But Tryst is dead worried about his big brother. And it's only his friends who'll listen.
'Hey Brother tells the story of a tough kid from the bush whose world comes crashing down on his shoulders. But with his own blend of fury, resilience and deadpan humour, Tryst proves to be up for every challenge. Even talking to that girl on the bus.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Other Formats
- Also large print
- Also dyslexic edition
- Also braille.
Works about this Work
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What I’m Reading
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2018; -
Jarrah Dundler : Hey Brother
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 18-24 August 2018;'Trysten Black is a 14-year-old rural Huck Finn type with an overbearing best friend, a crush on new girl Jessica at school, and a brother, Shaun, who is off fighting the Taliban. His mother, Kirsten, listens for war updates on a portable radio while Trysten catches fish on the property and keeps his father in the loop, Dad having moved into a caravan after a blue with Shaun before he shipped out. When Shaun comes back from the combat zone, he has post-traumatic stress disorder, a condition that challenges the notions of heroism harboured by family and locals.' (Introduction)
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Jarrah Dundler : Hey Brother
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 18-24 August 2018;'Trysten Black is a 14-year-old rural Huck Finn type with an overbearing best friend, a crush on new girl Jessica at school, and a brother, Shaun, who is off fighting the Taliban. His mother, Kirsten, listens for war updates on a portable radio while Trysten catches fish on the property and keeps his father in the loop, Dad having moved into a caravan after a blue with Shaun before he shipped out. When Shaun comes back from the combat zone, he has post-traumatic stress disorder, a condition that challenges the notions of heroism harboured by family and locals.' (Introduction)
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What I’m Reading
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2018;
Awards
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2017
shortlisted
The Australian / Vogel National Literary Award (for an unpublished manuscript)
As 'Tryst'.