The Dark Part of Me

by Belinda Burns (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $4.33

  As the hot Brisbane summer unfurls, Rosie cannot help but lust after her exboyfriend, Scott, who has returned after two years abroad. Rosie's mum says Scott is a man, and deep down all men are rotten. But what does she know? She doesn't seem to have noticed that her teenage daughter is spiralling out of control with her increasing appetite for sex and drugs. In some ways, Rosie's mum is right, Scott's out to treat her like dirt. But every time Rosie sees him she just has to screw him. Rosie's erotic trysts with her best friend Hollie have also begun to lose their adolescent playfulness and are turning into something far more serious. And now Hollie's brother is out of prison, having done time for the manslaughter of one of Scott's friends, things are bound to turn ugly...Sexual depravity, violence, racism and homophobia abound as these teenagers, bereft of a true understanding of themselves and of their society's history, reach for anchorage.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $3.25

  As the hot Brisbane summer unfurls, Rosie cannot help but lust after her exboyfriend, Scott, who has returned after two years abroad. Rosie's mum says Scott is a man, and deep down all men are rotten. But what does she know? She doesn't seem to have noticed that her teenage daughter is spiralling out of control. In some ways, Rosie's mum is right, Scott's out to treat her like dirt. But every time Rosie sees him she can't wait to have sex with him. Rosie's best friend, Hollie, can't stand Scott, but then she's been acting weird since her brother got out of jail. The one person Rosie can rely on is Trish, who always has a joint to share, or a pill to take. Through it all, Rosie tries to stay in control, but the lure of darkness is only just under the surface...