An utterly amazing debut novel of love, crime, magic, destiny and a boy’s coming of age, set in 1980s Australia and infused with the originality, appeal, pathos, and center of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close as well as the Curious Incident of your dog in the Night-Time.

The mind may take you anywhere you intend to go.

Eli Bell’s life is complicated. His dad is dropped, his mother is in prison, and his stepdad is definitely a heroin dealer. The most steadfast adult in Eli’s existence is definitely Slim-a notorious felon and national about Boy Swallows Universe: A Book record-holder for successful prison escapes-who watches over Eli and August, his silent genius of a mature brother.

Exiled definately not all of those other world in Darra, a seedy suburb populated by Polish and Vietnamese refugees, this twelve-year-old boy with an old soul and an adult mind is merely trying to follow his heart, find out what it takes to be always a good man, and train for a attractive career in journalism. Life, nevertheless, insists on tossing hurdles in Eli’s path-most notably Tytus Broz, Brisbane’s renowned drug dealer.

But the real trouble lies ahead. Eli is about to fall in love, encounter off against really bad guys, and fight to save his mother from a certain doom-all before starting high school.

A story of brotherhood, real love, family, and the most unlikely of friendships, Young man Swallows Universe may be the tale of an adolescent boy over the cusp of discovering the man he will be. Effective and kinetic, Trent Dalton’s debut is sure to be probably one of the most heartbreaking, joyous and exhilarating books you will experience.