It is a hot summer. Lucas, bored and confused about life, becomes easy prey for those trying to stir up racist violence and offering simplistic answers to complex questions about refugees and unemployment. The book
starts with a horrific accident that requires Lucas to make a terrible decision and forces him to confront both the past and the present...

Fascism and racism in history and today are the main elements of this young adult novel. When his grandfather dies and it becomes known that he had betrayed Jews in hiding during World War Two, Lucas discovers that the past can catch up with you. He is told that he has many of his grandfather's traits. When he rescues his grilfriend from a burning car, no one will believe that it had been an accident. People suggest that he has a violent character.

Falling is an intriguing and captivating novel about a hot summer during which things slowly but surely get out of hand.

Made into a film...

English translation by John Nieuwenhuizen.
ISBN: 1864484446
Format: Paperback Dimensions: 210X135 mm
Number of Pages: 288 Australian Publication: September 1997
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Australia
Imprint: Allen & Unwin

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