The release date for the English version of 'Smack' by
Melvin Burgess is May 1999. 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.
Two teenagers develop feelings for heroin and one another. While Gemma has a strong desire for adventure and her middle-class origins are on display, Tar has deep-seated and bitter reasons for leaving home. Their first hit makes them happy, the second depressing.