Oil Brat by Jonathan Bennett
Oil Brat is a coming-of-age story you probably won't want your kids to read. Join Dylan, wannabe James Bond style lover, in his raunchy romp through childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood - as he learns to survive, he sometimes gets the girl, but usually she comes with a lot more than he bargained for An irreverent look at growing up in the dysfunctional world of international oil camps. A picaresque novel about alienation, set in an age when parents allowed kids the freedom to make their own mistakes.and Dylan Douglas is hard-wired for trouble Oil Brat is also the story of the females that combine to make the boy a man. Dylan's loves - Genevieve, Bridget, Gabriela, Poppy, Megan.and others - each play a special role in transforming a confused three-year-old into a more arrogant, but just as confused twenty-something.
Jonathan Bennett is the author of six books, including the critically acclaimed novels Entitlement and After Battersea Park, and is a winner of the K.M. Hunter Artists' Award in Literature. His collection of short stories, Verandah People, was runner-up for the Danuta Gleed Award. Bennett's prose and poetry has appeared in many periodicals and journals including the Globe and Mail, The Walrus, Quill & Quire, This Magazine, Southerly, and Descant. Born in Vancouver and raised in Sydney, Australia, Jonathan lives in the village of Keene, near Peterborough, Ontario.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780987789105 |
| ISBN 10 | 0987789104 |
| Title | Oil Brat |
| Author | Jonathan Bennett |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | QW Publishers |
| Year published | 2011-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 422 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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