I was lucky to have read the drafts of the book even before the book was published. What lies behind the novel is the use of everyday moments to build a picture of a particular moment in order to reveal something profound. I could see it across chapters in the school boy-mute girl track.Tony has done it with a finesse only a talented writer like himself possibly could. Entertaining and Significant! A beautifully interlinked dual narrative of relationships that were so different, yet so similar. A brilliant first novel!