The release date for the English version of 'Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock' by
Matthew Quick is Aug 2013. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Leonard Peacock's birthday is today. He also conceals a pistol in his rucksack on this particular day. Because he is going to use his grandfather's P-38 handgun to shoot both himself and his erstwhile closest buddy today.
But first he must say good-bye to the four people who matter most to him: his Humphrey Bogart-obsessed next-door neighbor, Walt; his classmate, Baback, a violin virtuoso; Lauren, the Christian homeschooler he has a crush on; and Herr Silverman, who teaches the high school’s class on the Holocaust. As the hours pass and the moment of truth draws near, Leonard speaks to each person in turn and gradually divulges his secrets.
Prolific writer Matthew Quick bravely explores the difficult decisions that need to be taken and the light that always remains in each of us in this gripping account of a day in the life of a troubled adolescent boy.