Barry Jonsberg
About Author
Wonderfully funny, slick, streetwise young teen fiction doesn't turn up often. But this is the real McCoy. 'The whole Business with Kiffo and the Pit Bull' isn't a worthy literary tome- it is pacy, hilarious and quirky- we might challenge you not to stay up half the night reading it.
Barry is from Liverpool but has since emigrated to Australia, which is why the book was published there first. But he now feels that the book is coming home: the humour, sightly alternative characters and gritty irreverence is very, very British! That said, it has been put forward for three awards in Australia and inspired oodles of critical acclaim:
Interview
The Melbourne Age writes: 'This is the best teen fiction I have read in years. Barry Jonsberg's first novel is an absolute riot. As hilarious as it is poignant, The Whole Business should be on every year 10 syllabus in the country. If this book doesn't make them want to read, nothing will.'
