The school has organised a hiking trip and Jake and Matt have been training hard. It should be great: they've got all the supplies, they're fit - and they've got homework to keep them busy while walking. All Jake cares about is finishing first and beating Lee Harper, until the weekend takes a darker turn. A heart-stopping tragedy.
"Aku memiliki satu kesempatan terakkhir untuk menentukan apa jadinya diriku. Aku bisa melangkah memasuki gang itu, membela Hassan dan menerima apa pun yang mungkin menimpaku. Atau, aku bisa melarikan diri. Akhirnya, aku melarikan diri." Amir telah mengkhianati Hassan, satu-satunya sahabatnya, saudaranya. Rasa bersalah menghantuinya. Menyingkirkan Hassan dari kehidupannya adalah pilihan …
Birmingham, England, c. 1973: industrial strikes, bad pop music, corrosive class warfare, adolescent angst, IRA bombings. Four friends: a class clown who stoops very low for a laugh; a confused artist enthralled by guitar rock; an earnest radical with socialist leanings; and a quiet dreamer obsessed with poetry, God, and the prettiest girl in school. As the world appears to self-destruct around…