A Boy Grows Up is the story of 17-year-old Jack, who lives with his mother and learns the facts of life through his love-affair with an older woman. The story is set in contemporary South Africa.
Here is an extract taken from A Boy Grows Up
…His mind was full of thoughts - thoughts filled with anticipation of gaining practical experience at the hands of Matilda.
Don’t you want to be with her?
Yes, I want to be with her.
I have to be with her.
Jack leapt up off his bed, decided that the clothes he had on would suffice, and crept out of the house, careful not to cause Mama to wake and ask difficult questions. There was no way he could explain his leaving the house after midnight by reasoning he was going out to do his schoolwork with a friend. What would Mama say then?
Jack reached Matilda’s house and, though his intention was clear in his mind, he stopped beside the fence. He tried to compose himself. His mind was racing mind and his pulse was pumping. He took in a deep breath, and exhaled, in an effort to relax himself… (story continues)
About Tom Jasiukowicz
Thomas (Tom) Stanislaw Jasiukowicz is the direct descendant of Ignacy Jasiukowicz - the highly renowned Polish- Russian industrialist;
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