Out Of The Winter Gardens

Mike, aged 16 finds that the sleepy town where he has been brought up is small and boring. Then his father, who he hasn’t seen for 13 years unexpectedly gets in touch, and the next three weeks that he stays with him change everything. His first experiences with girls, and his first trip abroad show him how exciting growing up can be. And his discovery that his father is gay forces him to change his views about sex - and about the ‘grown up’ world in general. Full of the insights about childhood and adolescence that we have come to expect from David Rees, this new novel sensitively and humourously describes how it feels to be a boy on the edge of adulthood.