The Piper's Son

Rating:   ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

The Piper's Son follows on from Saving Francesca only this time it's five years later and Thomas Mackee is the one who needs saving.

Thomas Mackee wants oblivion. Wants to forget parents who leave and friends he used to care about and a string of one-night stands, and favourite uncles being blown to smithereens on their way to work on the other side of the world.

But when his flatmates turn him out of the house, Tom moves in with his single, pregnant aunt, Georgie.  And starts working at the Union pub with his former friends. And winds up living with his grieving father again. He remembers how he walked away from Tara Finke two years ago, after the death of his uncle.

In a year when everything's broken, Tom realises that his family and friends need him to help put the pieces back together as much as he needs them.

Wow... what beautiful dialogue.  Love Melina Marchetta's use of language and her way of weaving stories within stories.

If you're a fan of Looking for Alibrandi, and Saving Francesca, then The Piper's Son will not let you down.