Buddy is a moving and totally convincing account of a boys faltering relationship with his father, with an atmospheric 1980s setting. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first.Buddy has a hopeless father who is an ageing rocker, interested only in Elvis and bikes, and living on the fringes of the under-world. The two manage to strike up some kind of relationship when Buddys mum walks out - until Buddy realises that his dad is involved in something more serious than he suspected.