In 2009 Craig Silvey's debut Jasper Jones caused a sensation. It was a brilliant, hilarious and moving book, heavily awarded, made into a movie, and was a massive bestseller. Honeybee is the first full length novel Silvey has published since then. It tells the story of two societal misfits, an older man, Vic, and a 14 year old boy, Sam, who meet in an unlikely fashion, and form a similarly unlikely bond. It's a thrilling book, revealing a dark underbelly of urban life in Australia, but also life-affirming and rather funny. Silvey's great strength is his dialogue, which just sings. His prose is highly refined, the plot moves along effortlessly, and although I found some of the characters behaviour a wee bit unconvincing, it's definitely worth reading. I hope we don't have to wait 11 years for his next book!