James Fox Books

The Boy in the Suit is a powerful story that explores the experience of living with depression, young carers and child poverty.  It is the story of 10-year-old Solo, who wants nothing more than to fit in. But being the son of an unconventional single parent, Morag, who is having a difficult time, means that he is destined to stand out for the wrong reasons!

Things finally come to a head when the two of them are caught on camera crashing a funeral for the free food, and Solo’s humiliation is an overnight viral sensation. ‘As the story unfolds, we feel Solo’s pain as he battles between the unconditional love that he feels for his mum and the growing embarrassment that he feels because of the way she acts and the resulting guilt – a lot of big feelings.

The Boy in the Suit is a thought-provoking, emotional rollercoaster of a read, and a thoroughly rewarding one at that.