The novel follows brothers Toby and Paddy and their losses. The crude characters with whom they must deal are truly Dickensian. One can almost imagine Magwich in the goldfields of Ballarat with Toby and Paddy - everyone doing it tough in this hard new world.
I’m stunned I haven’t heard more about this author or this impending work. It’s so exciting to find a book if this calibre which truly captures not just story but time and place. It made me homesick for Australia with its beautiful turns of phrase describing the quality of the dust, the sunshine and the people of the Sunburnt Country. I would definitely recommend this book too others who love a good adventure book. Glad I had the chance to read the book.
I’m stunned I haven’t heard more about this author or this impending work. It’s so exciting to find a book if this calibre which truly captures not just story but time and place. It made me homesick for Australia with its beautiful turns of phrase describing the quality of the dust, the sunshine and the people of the Sunburnt Country. I would definitely recommend this book too others who love a good adventure book. Glad I had the chance to read the book.