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His Illegal Self

Peter Carey

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Outlaw boy's journey in radical love and identity.

If you're drawn to tales of self-discovery and fraught family ties, "His Illegal Self" will resonate deeply with you. Peter Carey weaves the gripping story of Che with a literary craftsmanship that delivers an emotional odyssey. The novel delves into the complexity of the human spirit, where the search for identity, the longing for family, and the intensity of young rebellion come to life against a lush, tropical Australian backdrop. It's a read that promises to touch your heart with its authenticity and raw emotion.

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ISBN: 9781741666373
Author: Peter Carey
Publisher: Vintage (Australia)
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.2
(rated by 2495 readers)

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His Illegal Self is the story of Che. Raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother, he is the precocious son of radical student activists at Harvard in the late sixties. Yearning for his famous outlaw parents, denied all access to television and the news, he takes hope from his long-haired teenage neighbour who predicts, "They will come for you, man. They'll break you out of here." Soon Che too is an outlaw, fleeing down subways, abandoning seedy motels at night, he is pitched into a journey that leads him to a hippy commune in the jungle of tropical Queensland. Here he slowly, bravely, confronts his life, learning that nothing is what it seems. Who is his real mother? Was that his real father? If all he suspects is true, what should he do? Never sentimental, this is an achingly beautiful story of the love between a young woman and a little boy.
 

Outlaw boy's journey in radical love and identity.

If you're drawn to tales of self-discovery and fraught family ties, "His Illegal Self" will resonate deeply with you. Peter Carey weaves the gripping story of Che with a literary craftsmanship that delivers an emotional odyssey. The novel delves into the complexity of the human spirit, where the search for identity, the longing for family, and the intensity of young rebellion come to life against a lush, tropical Australian backdrop. It's a read that promises to touch your heart with its authenticity and raw emotion.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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