The heartwarming coming-of-age novel by the internationally bestselling author of Fever Pitch, High Fidelity and About a Boy
´There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.´
Sam is sixteen and a skater. Just so there are no terrible misunderstandings: skating = skateboarding. There´s no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam: his mum´s got rid of her rubbish boyfriend, he´s thinking about college and he´s met someone. Alicia.
Then a little accident happens. One with big consequences for someone just finding his way in life. Sam can´t run (let alone skate) away from this one. He´s a boy facing a man´s problems and the question is - has he got what it takes to confront them?