Morse Code For Cats

Coming of age… coming out. Sam wants life to be the way it is in books – one meaningful moment after the other – so exchanging the country for the city on the eve of a new millennium presents a wonderful world of possibility. Sex, drugs, sport, a new circle to move in, plus a chance to make money doing something he loves: his fresh start offers it all.

But reality soon becomes more potboiler than literary masterpiece, and Sam finds himself re-examining the books that have inspired him. Perhaps there he can find what he needs to be 'good at life' before his own spirals completely out of control.

Contemporary... insightful… raw… funny at times, and at times intensely moving. Morse Code for Cats from emerging author Tom Conyers is an outstanding addition to Australian fiction.

‘Proof absolute that in competent hands the coming of age yarn has a few good miles left in it yet. Delivered as they are, in complex and compellingly gritty shades of grey, it’s impossible to be unmoved by Conyers’ perfectly flawed, all too real characters, as they document universally awkward, agonising and occasionally exquisite, tentative first steps into adulthood. You’ll remember Morse Code for Cats.’
Mark White, choreographer, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

‘Conyers has, in Sam, created a sweet and instantly likeable character… Equal parts funny and affecting, Morse Code for Cats is an enjoyably tumultuous journey.’
Nick Bond, co-editor/journalist, Bnews.

‘You show-off smart arse bastard. I’m only on page 5 and already I hate you because it’s so f**king good.’
Joanne Brookfield, stand-up comedian.