Young Love. David Roberts

      Part excoriation, part lamentation, Young Love unspools the psyche of a man ill at ease with modernity, “that festering malignancy.” Satirical, compulsive and deeply provocative, it announces the arrival of David Roberts, a powerful new literary voice.

      With thanks to Christopher Cyrill and Effie Carr.

      First published in Australia in 2017

      Primer Fiction

      Sydney, Australia

       www.primerfiction.com

      Copyright © David Roberts 2017.

      The right of David Roberts to be identified as the author of this work has been in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (as amended).

      The moral right of the author to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in a retrieval system, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from Primer Fiction.

      This is a work of fiction. All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

      The CIP catalogue record for this book is available from

      National Library of Australia

      ISBN: 9781925283723: eBook.

      Typeset in Joanna.

      Primer Fiction is committed to a sustainable future for our business, our readers and our planet. This book is made from Forest Stewardship Council © - certified paper.

      Cover Image: © Cato Lein.

      This is David Roberts’s first book.

      He lives in Sydney, Australia.