The most frequently asked question about “Boy on a Wire”, so far
Is the boy you?
No. It can’t be me. This is me. I am not trapped in a book of 231 pages.
Did you go to boarding school?
Yes.
Which one?
None of your business.
No, seriously.
A boarding school in Perth, West Australia: Christ Church Grammar School.
Did you enjoy it?
I did, for the first couple of years. It was a great adventure and I was very happy to be away from my home town and my parents.
But then?
It wore me out. And the longer I stayed the more cruelty I saw: boys on boys and masters on boys.
Did the experience scar you?
Yes. But it is now clear to me that the biggest scars it left on me were the scars I saw it leave on others.
Surely you drew on your experiences?
Yes.
So the boy is a lot like you?
He is like me. I was the starting point, the constant reference, but eventually he became himself, Jack Muir. I love Jack. Jack is a lot like me. His journey is a lot like mine. But he is not me. He is the twin brother I never had, the one I would have shared everything with, told everything to.
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Debra on
Tue, 3rd Feb 2009 4:15 am
The interview is an attention getter; the photo is funny, and I am looking forward to seeing the book in print!
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