Intimate Strangers

Two very different boys on the cusp of adulthood.

Leo last saw his father wearing pyjamas and bedroom slippers before the waves gobbled him up. Now Leo hates everyone and everything, including his do-gooder mother who invites a young male prostitute from Romania into their home. Leo is all brain and Florin is all body, but they have more in common than they think. So begins the adventure of their friendship, a mystical voyage for Leo who is trapped within an imaginary courtroom that holds him responsible for his father’s death. The life-changing relationship between two boys at the mercy of an adult world.

Strega Prize Long List.