{"product_id":"yeah-the-boys-holden-sheppard","title":"Yeah the Boys - Holden Sheppard","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bold, propulsive novel about male friendship and masculinity, set in the world of Holden Sheppard's bestselling debut \u003ci\u003eInvisible Boys.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeven years after escaping their rural hometown, the boys – Charlie, Zeke and Hammer – are back, though not as we left them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie's \u003cspan\u003efighting spirit has faded as he's struggled to make it as a punk musician in Perth. The opening of a new gay bar by Curtis and Ahmed, an older gay couple who have become Charlie's mentors, offers him a different way to make his mark – but the bar's opponents have other ideas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZeke\u003cspan\u003e is lost. He knows what he stands against – the closeted life and conventional success his strict Italian parents demanded of him – but doesn't know what he stands \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He surprises himself by joining a gay footy is it the mistake his friends think it is, or will playing footy finally give him what he's always wanted?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHammer\u003cspan\u003e has it all – fame and fortune as a star football player – or so he thinks. He's still closeted, and can't stand the AFL stuffing diversity initiatives like Pride Round down everyone's throats, especially his. But when he opens his mouth, he ignites a furore that throws all the boys' lives into chaos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnapologetic and unforgettable, this is the story of three boys finding their way back to each other, and finding their own ways to become men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 28 April 2026\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781923390164\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Pantera Press\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Obsidian Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54416421486897,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3557\/6881\/files\/yeah.jpg?v=1780452075","url":"https:\/\/obsidianbookshop.com\/products\/yeah-the-boys-holden-sheppard","provider":"Obsidian Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}