Only the author of *The Hunt for Red October* could capture the reality of life aboard a nuclear submarine. Only a writer of Mr. Clancy's magnitude could obtain security clearance for information, diagrams, and photographs never before available to the public. Now, every civilian can enter this top
Submarine
β Scribed by Joe Dunthorne
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 175 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0241957001
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β¦ Synopsis
Meet Oliver Tate, 15. Convinced that his father is depressed ("Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner") and his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher, "a hippy-looking twonk", he embarks on a hilariously misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Meanwhile, he is also trying to lose his virginity - before he turns sixteeen - to his pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana. Will Oliver succeed in either aim? Submerge yourself in Submarine and find out . . .
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