Submarine - Joe Dunthorne, Penguin

Meet Oliver Tate, 15. Convinced that his father is depressed (&quot,Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner&quot,) and his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher, &quot,a hippy-looking twonk&quot,, he embarks on a hilariously misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Meanwhile, he is also trying to lose his virginity - before he turns sixteeen - to his pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana. Will Oliver succeed in either aim? Submerge yourself in Submarine and find out...