Submarine
Enter for your chance to a copy of Joe Dunthorne’s new novel Submarine.
Hello. I'm Oliver Tate, the protagonist.
My ambitions are as follows: (1) To find out why my father sometimes stays in bed for days at a time. (2) To find out why my mother's getting surfing lessons—and probably more—from a hippy-looking twonk. (3) To lose my virginity before it becomes legal—in just over a year.
There are other, lesser characters in the book: Jordana, who is my love interest, despite her eczema. Zoe, whose only real school friend is a dinner lady. I feel sorry for Zoe, which, in turn, makes me feel better about my own life. Then there's my friend Chips, an outstanding bully. He made our Religious Education teacher cry. This book might not change my life. But there is no telling how you will react.
“The sharpest, funniest, rudest account of a periodically troubled male teenager’s coming-of-age since The Catcher in the Rye…this brilliant novel, shortly to be filmed, is laugh-out-loud enjoyable.” –The Independent
Prizing:
- Copy of Joe Dunthorne’s new novel Submarine
For your chance to win enter your details below along with the answer to this skill testing question:
Where was author Joe Dunthorne was born and brought up?
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One prize per winner. Georgia Straight contest winners during last 30 days are ineligible to enter.
Contest Deadline: May 14, 2008
Winners will be notified within 5 business days of the drawing date.
No purchase necessary. Contests are open to all residents of British Columbia only, except employees of the sponsor(s) and its/ their subsidiaries and affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies and their immediate families. Entrants under the legal age of majority are eligible to win provided that the winning entrant’s parent or legal guardian accepts the prize on his/her behalf. Correct answer to a skill-testing question required to win. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
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