Flick
Subtitle: a novel
By: Abigail Tarttelin
Edition: First Atria paperback edition.
Publisher: Atria Paperback
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9781476724874; 9781476724898
Subjects: Interpersonal relations; Fiction; Teenagers; Drug use
Description: My name is Flick and these are my images of my disconnected life, my forgettable weeks and unforgettable weekends. I am one of the disaffected youth. Marooned by a lack of education (and lack of anything better to do), Will Flicker, a.k.a. "Flick," spends most days pondering the artistry behind being a stoner, whether Pepsi is better than Coke, and how best to get clear of his tiny, one-horse suburb. But Flick senses there's something else out there waiting for him, and the sign comes in the form of the new girl in town-a confident, unconventionally beautiful girl named Rainbow. As their relationship develops, Flick finds himself torn between the twisted loyalty he feels to his old life and the pull of freedom that Rainbow represents. The story unfolds in a small factory town in northern England, where bleak and sometimes treacherous circumstances make the taste of a love affair even sweeter.