The Boys

Johnny Voghel is stuck. He has a dead-end job in a small campus university, a wilting relationship and is grieving the death of his mother. When his enigmatic and volatile half-brother Lawrence returns to London unexpectedly from Chicago after years of semi-estrangement, Johnny spies the opportunity to win back his affection and give his own life a much-needed sense of purpose. Having Lawrence back unexpectedly gifts Johnny a reason to pursue the possibilities of liberation and irresponsibility offered by Harvey and Rory, two mercurial students he's been hoping to befriend. If he can bring them into his orbit, could the summer be made into one to remember? The collision of family and friendship expose secrets which force Johnny to see that his desire to control events is compromised by the realisation that not everything happens for a reason, and some things are best left unsaid and undone. Set against the London Olympics of 2012, The Boys is an unforgettable, touching and beautifully written story of love, friendship and family and introduces Leo Robson as a fresh, witty and original new voice in fiction.