Reader feedback...

"We have just finished your book. Loved it from end to end. We wanted to read it together so took turns reading to each other in the evenings…but it’s taken ages. It kept our interest and attention all the way through. Great ideas, great social observation, and so moving I couldn’t read it aloud in places. (I had to read ahead to prepare myself but even then I failed.) Clever, engaging, intriguing characters and plot, well paced…carried me with it all the way. Thank you! Count me in for your next one."
Dylan M, Somerset, UK.
"This story makes you feel the heat and taste the dust of Outback Australia.
Saddle up and enjoy the ride! Aussie as. 5 Stars."
Don Blackley, Verified Purchase
"Do yourself a favour… This is not normally my style of reading so I was hesitant, but wow, I’m glad I did! Right from the start I was completely hooked. What a story, and so eloquently written. The beautifully descriptive prose took me right there, the characters were so believable, so Australian. Can't wait for the next book."
Andrea S, Queensland
"I've started reading, I can't stop! It's a great book!"
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"I've finished your book. Thank you! Wonderful, amazing! So much must have gone into it."
Cathy Faelmann, Queensland
"Well done! It sure is a good read."
Jack W, Clayfield, Australia
"A family, a town, a dream!!
It took me a minute to fall into these pages but when I did I couldn’t put it down. A vivid story set in outback Australia and spanning generations. A boy saddled with his own demons and those of his ancestors. This is a unique coming of age story told with themes of war, depression, bullying, mateship, courage, love and the power of a dream to heal a boy and unite a small rural town. The writing is so visual and imaginative and there is beauty in the words that can transport you to the fictional town of Clement and feel yourself drinking at the hotel with all the locals.
It is a blend of literary fiction with a light touch of magical realism. Love above all else is threaded through these pages. 5 stars."
Verified Amazon Customer
"How do you get all the emotion into it that way? It got me raving about it. You talk about emotions like they're a physical object that you could pick up and throw at someone. There are moments I've had tears in my eyes. Loved it."
Simon G, Cheddar, United Kingdom
"Your choice of language and imagery is beautiful. You use an economy of precisely chosen words and there's a poetic flow to the prose."
Glenys, Maranoa Shire, Queensland
"A great story and wonderfully descriptive, it resonated with me, especially with the mention of towns that we have visited on our recent road trip."
Richard T, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
"You have a gift for the descriptive. I could picture scenes coming alive in my mind."
Walter W, Ipswich, Australia
"It's a really good book. It's just like all the places I've been. I know these people."
Marg, Murweh Shire, Queensland
"So captivatingly written that, by the last line, the characters feel like family."
Jacqueline Cook, The Real Great Escape
"It’s maybe the most descriptive book I’ve ever read. The land, people. The way the story builds. Superb.”
Jeff T. Wynnum, Australia
"It so enticingly draws you into the characters, places and story. Magical and yet all so real and touching."
Tallara L, Brisbane, Australia
"Mesmerising and magical. Stirs the senses and pulls on the heartstrings."
Meredith Garlick, Film Producer, Thomas Street Productions
"So impressed with the descriptive way he paints pictures of the outback townships and the countryside ... clever!"
Anne C, Gold Coast
"It was an absolute page turner. Excellent writing. Great Australian story. Highly recommended."
Duncan Hulme – Fine Art Restorer, Sydney
"I've only read a few pages and I know I'm going to enjoy it. I was heart broken about the..."
Leigh, South Brisbane
"It caught my interest right from the beginning. I knew I had to read this book. So descriptive…"
Ailsa K, Bundaberg, Australia