Charlie Evans is a troubled teenager living in Gorey, Co Wexford. When he falls foul of the law, his parents take radical action and pack him off to India for a year of tough schooling.
At first, he rebels against this treatment. Removed from his comfort zone, he continues getting into trouble. Slowly however, he settles into his new way of life in India. He befriends a boy of his own age, who introduces him to the world of cricket, and he falls for Sharu, his new friend's sister.
Ultimately this YA story is about a coming to age, young love, and a growing passion for sport.
From the author of The Nationalists, Exile, The Scribe, War, Orphans, the Deeps series, the Mano series and other works comes a sweeping YA story for teenagers.