Duncan Stuart

A hard-hitting novel, set in Auckland mainly in the Starship Hospital. It tells the story of Kirk, whose life is going really well until a rollerblade accident reveals he has cancer. Kirk's relationships with his fellow patients is realistically drawn, particularly that with Marty, a female street kid. During the course of the book two of the patients, Owen the Terrible and Marty, die. Kirk's grief is realistically portrayed. The novel is based on the Ian Mune film of the same name.