Miscarriages

In tis coming of age story teen Chooka grows up in the weird world of 1950s Aussie pub life. When his alcoholic dad dies he searches for his identity and that of his shadowy underage girlfriend Iris. Captivated by the pubs many crazy customers and their raucous stories Chooka becomes a boozer just like them. But Iris after a miscarriage disappears and Chooka sets out on a search that takes him to foreign places including Melbourne university and Vietnam. The search ends in a Melbourne pub where they start over but this time theres a different ending. ...a brilliant unforgettable book about real people...a sensitive touching and poignant story. - Readers favourite