The Boys - a fresh and original debut about family, friendship and love

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London, 2012. Johnny Voghel is stuck. He has a dead-end job at a small university and a wilting relationship and is grieving the death of his parents. When his half-brother Lawrence returns to the old family home from Chicago after a period of estrangement, Johnny decides to do everything he can to win back his affection. It''s a quest he pursues with the help of Lawrence''s childhood sweetheart and a pair of mysterious and seductive students adrift in the city during the height of Olympics fever.

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