Title : Junk - Melvin Burgess - book

• Summary

Between a violent father and an alcoholic mother, Nico's life is intolerable. There's only one way out: escape. Escape with Gemma, his friend, who follows him as if in defiance. But what can you do, at fourteen, destitute, on the streets of a big city? The two teenagers join a squat and quickly become caught up in the spiral of drugs... The day they accept heroin, they become, without yet being aware of it, junkies. In this internationally acclaimed novel, Melvin Burgess depicts with striking realism, without complacency or moralism, the facets of a contemporary tragedy. A moving and essential read, because "it's better for young people not to hear about drugs for the first time the day someone tries to sell them."

• EAN : 9782070396924
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