Author(s): WHITEHOUSE Andrew WH

Parenting

Out of the Frying Pan is a collection of 15 Australian stories that recount the trials and tribulations of confronting adulthood. Covering the hilarious, the heartbreaking and the tragic, these stories by talented young writers encompass what it really means to 'grow up'. In turns powerful, funny and confronting, the wide range of stories reveals that no-one escapes unscathed during the transformation into adulthood. 'No-one ever told me that people would spit at me in shopping centres ...No-one ever told me that, at best, the newspapers didn't arrive until 5 p.m. the following day. No-one ever told me that there was no coffee shop in town. Actually, I'm pretty sure my dad had tried to warn me ...' Some of the stories include: A young prison inmate, who had been passed from home to home since he was three, writes a heartbreaking letter of thanks to his foster parents, A young woman struggles with an eating disorder that tears apart the lives of those she loves, One man remembers 'coming out' as gay to his Christian family, Another confesses to years of chaotic dates caused by his seemingly incurable anxiety around women.