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The Subjects - Softcover

Sarah Hopkins

 
9781925773781: The Subjects
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1925773787 ISBN 13: 9781925773781
Publisher: Text Publishing Company, 2020

Synopsis

"Its memorable cast of characters, rendered with such energy and compassion seem to hum with life." Big Issue

As we got closer I could see behind the sandstone a curved concrete building: a purpose-built structure. But still no fence, no wire. Not a bar in sight. For this, I d been told that morning, I should be grateful. This was a lifeline a last chance . That is what the judge said.

Daniel is a sixteen-year-old drug dealer and he is going to jail.

Then he s not.

A courtroom intervention. A long car ride to a deluxe outback facility. Other gifted delinquents .

Where are they?

It s not a jail.

It s not a psych unit.

It s not like any school he s ever seen.

He is sure he and the others are part of an experiment. But he doesn t know who s running it or what they are trying to prove. And he has no idea what the next seven months are going to do to him.

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About the Author

Sarah Hopkins is the author of three novels including The Crimes of Billy Fish, which was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize. She works as a lawyer in Sydney and is married with two children.

From the Back Cover

Daniel is a 16-year-old drug dealer, and he’s going to jail. Then, suddenly, he’s not. A courtroom intervention. A ‘lifeline’; a ‘last chance’ and a long car ride to a big country house. Other ‘gifted delinquents’. Where are they? It’s not a school, despite the ‘lessons’ with the headsets and changing images. It’s not a psych unit—not if the absence of medication means anything. It’s not a jail, because Daniel’s free to leave. Or that’s what they tell him. He knows he’s part of an experiment. But he doesn’t know who’s running it or what they’re trying to prove. And he has no idea what they’re doing to him.

From the Inside Flap

Daniel is a 16-year-old drug dealer, and he s going to jail. Then, suddenly, he s not. A courtroom intervention. A lifeline ; a last chance and a long car ride to a big country house. Other gifted delinquents . Where are they? It s not a school, despite the lessons with the headsets and changing images. It s not a psych unit not if the absence of medication means anything. It s not a jail, because Daniel s free to leave. Or that s what they tell him. He knows he s part of an experiment. But he doesn t know who s running it or what they re trying to prove. And he has no idea what they re doing to him.

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Publisher
Text Publishing Company
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1925773787
ISBN 13 
9781925773781
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
288