It is 1962 and the world is worried about the Cuban missile crisis, except for
Lewis, a youth on the cusp of manhood, growing up in a Melbourne housing
commission suburb. He is preoccupied by flying saucer, much to the disgust
of his friend Brian who can think only of losing his virginity. Lewis finds a
natural soulmate in local tom-boy, Dulcie, who has her own confusions about
approaching womanhood. And then out of nowhere Lewis's errant father
returns to stay, as if he had never gone.
Published by Currency Press 1992
