Precious Bodily Fluids : a Larrikin's Memoir [first edition]

The end of 1961 and the New South Wales country town of Albury in Australia lies flat on its back in the sun, with its feet sticking out over the mighty Murray River into Victoria. Everything is on the cusp of something else. A battle royal rages as Alburnians put aside family feuds to present a united front against the dreaded prospect of fluoridation of the town's water supply. Through this furore and tumult, Charlie Waterstreet, 11, local trouble maker, and his mate Taillight, legend and lair, roam the parks and highways of their home town and discover the real hidden horror of childhood: everything is what it seems. A very funny childhood memoir.