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Masterfully gripping from the start Bally and Bro is a riveting page turner. Throughout I feared for beautiful Bally: emotionally and sexually used and abused, a boy
manipulated into using his body to survive.

Appleby’s story of the toxic relationship between the guileless Bally and the malevolent Bro moves and engages with Bally’s narration not only giving voice to a boy, physically and emotionally hungry in a hostile world, but also highlighting the barrenness and deprivation of those he encounters and trusts.

A powerful and engaging book: I challenge you to read it and not be moved.

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