Clutch Start

first love, first car, first sex

By: Keith Michaels

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Paperback | 27 October 2021

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546 Pages

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21.59 x 13.97 x 3.1

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Some girls love him, some mother him, and some just want sex with him, but he just can't seem to keep the one he loves. What is it with girls?

Fifteen-year-old Tim Walsh just can't seem to work them out. Tim and his mates stumble through first love, first car, first sex, and unwanted pregnancy, their rigorous military training hardly preparing them for the vagaries of the adult world.

From a Dungog dairy farm, to Wagga Wagga, Operational Squadrons, and then the steamy back streets of Penang, Malaysia, Tim discovers females, fights, and drinking binges. Set in the turbulent days of the late 1970s and early 1980s Australia, Clutch Start reflects the innocent, indulgent, and sometimes precarious rite of passage events of the time.

Industry Reviews

"A marvellous read. This well-written and true-to-life yarn, details the adventures of a young country lad after joining the Royal Australian Air Force. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and strongly recommend it."

- Ian Dolby, author of the Firebird series

"From the simplicity of rural life to the rigours of cadet training and exotic, overseas postings. A nostalgic journey of adventurous days into manhood."

- Vivian Waring, author of When Tears Ran Dry

"An easy and entertaining read. Impressive storytelling which strongly engages the reader. Seamlessly blends the essence of a Boy's Own Adventure Manual and the premise of Lord of the Flies. A coming of age novel that provides the reader an immersive experience of the personal journey of a young serviceman maturing from a RAAF Apprentice to a Cold War Warrior in the 1980s."

- John Gillam, co-author Untraceables and Their Story

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