Gravity

by Scot Gardner

Saturday night. Nowheresville.Adam Prince is smouldering. He has lived his whole life in Splitters Creek and knows every face at the hotel. At eighteen, the lack of air in his small-town home, a leaky old family and the rising damp of a future without hope are choking the fire of his life.Adam needs to escape. To fly. To break free of a life dogged by sorrow.But no matter how far he runs, will there always be gravity pulling him back?

Genres: Young Adult

228 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2006

About the author

Scot Gardner wasn't born reading and writing; in fact, he left school in year eleven to undertake an apprenticeship in gardening with the local council. He has worked as a waiter, masseur, delivery truck driver, home dad, counselor, and musician.

These days he spends half the year writing and half the year on the road talking to people about his books and the craft of writing.

Reviews

[Trevor · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a great read, I loved it.

Scot Gardner has written a lovely coming of age story, set in eastern Victoria and Melbourne.

All of the main characters are believable, especially Adam, his best mate Bully and Tori, and none of the secondary characters are surplus to the plot, they all have a role to fill. Adam's journey is one which most of us would be familiar with, frustrated at home or school and wanting something else, but not really knowing what it is we want. Adam goes on his journey and eventually discovers what it is he wants and goes for it.

The story has its sad moments, but overall it is an uplifting tale, and one I thoroughly enjoyed.

[Alex Wilkie · Rating 5 out of 5]

There’s something so simple about Scot Gardner’s books, the story has simple progression, the characters have simple lives, but my emotions after finishing one are anything but simple.