Will went to private school, and Julian went to juvie. Will is running from a family secret, and Julian is running from the goat next door. The boys meet pushing trolleys, and they find a common enemy in the Westie hoons who terrorise the carpark. After a few close calls, Will has to nut up and confront his past. But on the way, he learns a few things about what it means to be a friend - and what it means to be family. A rattling urban bromance.

Scot does it again. From page one I was hooked on Will's story. Will works as a shopping centre trolley boy in the Western suburbs of Sydney. While there he meets Jules who (after a punch up over a purse) decides to make it his life's mission to work out what has happened to Will to make him go from boarding school prefect rich boy, to living homeless under a bowling alley and showering in the local gym before work.
When Will loses his "home" after some cops show up, Jules takes Will into the spare room in his bungalow. What is the mystery behind Will's demise?
A great, true to life story for older readers - has sex, pot and swearing - as well as violence, with lots of humour and pathos. (The antics of the trolley boys when their supervisor is away are classic - they make as long a train of trolleys as they can and one jumps up to "surf" it. I loved the trolley boys themselves - 2 disabled boys, a Sudanese refugee and a Muslim boy and Joannie - the rough as guts tractor driver. Threw in Sandy, Jule's hugging estranged father and Nishi his very bright and beautiful girlfriend and you have a wonderful mix of characters who show Will that he is not alone in the world.
SPOILER ALERT: Will's father is a very famous commentator and Will has filmed him having sex with Claire (Will's girlfriend) on his i-phone. Will in his anger has punched a boy at school and basically run away - with no family to turn to. ( )