Rosalind had two mommies. Now, thanks to a tragic accident involving foodstuffs, she has none. And Sean, the sperm donor responsible for half her DNA (and nothing else), is taking custody. Rosalind finds herself adjusting to a new life that seems both hateful and surreal-she's an orphan with a new father, surrounded by friends she is beginning to despise and well-meaning adults who succeed only in annoying her.
Sean made a donation fifteen years ago, and his life since has not gone according to plan. Thirty-five, single, and still grieving the loss of his own mother twenty-seven years ago, he decides to take on the overwhelming task of caring for an unhappy teenager he doesn't know.
Told entirely through e-mail, instant messaging, journal entries, and other random communications, Donorboy is the comic, compellingly readable novel of how these two people learn to converse, cook, write heavy-metal songs, and nail windows shut on their way to becoming a family. Brendan Halpin has written a universal story of how we laugh, cry, and occasionally punch our way to a new life in the face of tragedy.
Sean made a donation fifteen years ago, and his life since has not gone according to plan. Thirty-five, single, and still grieving the loss of his own mother twenty-seven years ago, he decides to take on the overwhelming task of caring for an unhappy teenager he doesn't know.
Told entirely through e-mail, instant messaging, journal entries, and other random communications, Donorboy is the comic, compellingly readable novel of how these two people learn to converse, cook, write heavy-metal songs, and nail windows shut on their way to becoming a family. Brendan Halpin has written a universal story of how we laugh, cry, and occasionally punch our way to a new life in the face of tragedy.
Similar Books by other authors...
Used availability for Brendan Halpin's Donorboy
See all available used copies of this book at: Abebooks UK or Abebooks US
Hardback Editions
June 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: Donorboy (Alex Awards) Author(s): Brendan Halpin ISBN: 1-4395-0829-1 / 978-1-4395-0829-9 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2004 : Library Binding
| Title: Donorboy Author(s): Brendan Halpin ISBN: 1-4176-3893-1 / 978-1-4176-3893-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Topeka Bindery Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Donorboy: A Novel (Alex Awards (Awards)) Author(s): Brendan Halpin ISBN: 1-4000-6277-2 / 978-1-4000-6277-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Villard Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
© 2008 FantasticFiction
Questions? Comments? Corrections? Please email webmaster@fantasticfiction.co.uk
Questions? Comments? Corrections? Please email webmaster@fantasticfiction.co.uk

