We lay under cover by the side of the road for the ambush and Paco passed me the wineskin which was heavy with the resin-tasting wine of that part of the country which feels good when it hits the back of your throat in a spurt but you must be...
The Game of Their Lives is a compelling account of Australian Rules football and the men who played it in a time of war. Central to this story is the exhibition match played between teams from the Australian Imperial Force’s 3rd Division and the...
This debut novel asks why the Californian, a mere 20 miles away, did not come to the stricken Titanic’s aid. What more could there possibly be to say about that extraordinary story of hubris, the Titanic? Surely we all know how it ends: how, in...
Our third daughter was born early in 1977. I had a vasectomy to forestall any more children but our Wigram Road house seemed cramped with five people, a dog, the magnificent kelpie/border collie cross, Jim, that I’ve written about before, and the...
There is a very good reason for all the buzz around about The Dry, another great debut thriller from an Australian writer. In a country with a lot of mythology built around rural connections, it has always come as a surprise how much of Australia’s...
This third instalment of the Trangressions Cycle is Australian Gothic horror at its gruesome best. Welcome to the church of St Agnes, where truths are whispered and the voices of the dead struggle to be heard. Spanning the years 1946 to 1952, The...
