Repeating the Leaving

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An unauthorised memoir

It s 1966. Sydneysiders are whipping themselves into a frenzy, determined to outdo Melbourne in their preparations for the four-hour visit of the US President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Miles of Bunting, tickertape parades and an official slogan, Make Sydney Gay for LBJ .

And this time Charles, the hero of PRECIOUS BODILY FLUIDS, is a not-so-sweet sixteen. The hormones are pumping and he is desperately trying to join the sexual revolution from the frustrating confines of a Catholic boarding school for boys. Will Charlie exchange strap marks for love bites? Will he double up and die from lover s balls?

Life is one long muck-up day for Charlie and his mates as they repeat the leaving certificate. But the Brothers haven t warned him that some of life s pleasures are gained under penalty of pain.