{"product_id":"yeah-the-boys-holden-sheppard","title":"Yeah The Boys - Holden Sheppard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold, propulsive novel about male friendship and masculinity, set in the world of Holden Sheppard's bestselling debut\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvisible Boys.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven years after escaping their rural hometown, the boys – Charlie, Zeke and Hammer – are back, though not as we left them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie\u003c\/b\u003e's fighting spirit has faded as he's struggled to make it as a punk musician in Perth. The opening of a new gay bar by Curtis and Ahmed, an older gay couple who have become Charlie's mentors, offers him a different way to make his mark – but the bar's opponents have other ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZeke\u003c\/b\u003e is lost. He knows what he stands against – the closeted life and conventional success his strict Italian parents demanded of him – but doesn't know what he stands\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e. He surprises himself by joining a gay footy team: is it the mistake his friends think it is, or will playing footy finally give him what he's always wanted?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHammer\u003c\/b\u003e has it all – fame and fortune as a star football player – or so he thinks. He's still closeted, and can't stand the AFL stuffing diversity initiatives like Pride Round down everyone's throats, especially his. But when he opens his mouth, he ignites a furore that throws all the boys' lives into chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnapologetic and unforgettable, this is the story of three boys finding their way back to each other, and finding their own ways to become men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished April 28, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nice Stack Of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45063604437192,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/5567\/6360\/files\/YeahtheBoys.webp?v=1776990171","url":"https:\/\/nicestackofbooks.myshopify.com\/products\/yeah-the-boys-holden-sheppard","provider":"Nice Stack Of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}