1985

Best-selling author Dominic Hoey’s much anticipated third novel.

It’s 1985 and Obi is on the cusp of teenagehood, after a childhood marked by poverty, dysfunctional family dynamics, (dis)organised crime and street violence. His father is delusional, his mother is dying, the Rainbow Warrior is bombed, and it’s time for Obi to grow up and get out of the arcade.

When he and his best mate Al discover a map leading to unknown riches, Obi wonders if this windfall could be the thing that turns his family’s fortunes around. Instead, he’s thrown into a quest very different from the games he loves.

An electric novel about life in a multi-cultural, counter-cultural part of Auckland pre-gentrification. 1985 is an adventure story with a local flavour, a coming-of-age story for the underdogs, the disenfranchised, and the dreamers.

‘This is writing of raw and shining brilliance’ NZ Herald on Poor People With Money

About the Author:
Dominic Hoey is a poet, author and youth worker from Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. He’s released two best-selling novels and written a million love poems. Through his Learn To Write Good programme, Dominic has taught thousands of writing students how to think dyslexic. He also works with rangatahi, helping to support them with their mental health and self-esteem. He dreams of one day starting a rescue farm for wayward animals.

Author Biography

Dominic Hoey is a poet, author and youth worker from Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.

He’s released two best-selling novels and written a million love poems.

Through his Learn To Write Good programme, Dominic has taught thousands of writing students how to think dyslexic. He also works with rangatahi, helping to support them with their mental health and self-esteem.

He dreams of one day starting a rescue farm for wayward animals.