Take Nothing With You

Set in 1970s Weston-Super-Mare, this novel follows ten-year-old Eustace as he navigates the complexities of boyhood, music, and the awakening of desire. Through his experiences with cello lessons and holiday courses in the Scottish borders, he encounters themes of love, rejection, and growing up. Drawing inspiration from his own childhood, Patrick Gale explores the delicate clash between youthful admiration and the often tangled realities of adult relationships.