Blurb:
Journalist Chris Baxter is at a crossroads. He has an enviable life as a
journalist in the U.S. and the prospect of an exciting new post in Thailand.
But his needs aren't the only ones he must consider. His daughter is struggling
with the effects of his divorce and her mother's remarriage. So Chris abandons
dreams of Thailand and returns with his teenage daughter to his mother's house
in the beautiful township of Neverend, where Chris comes to see that sometimes
taking the road back is the start of a journey forward.
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I was born in Wingham in the Manning Valley NSW and at five moved to
Pittwater, a remote and magical part of Sydney, which in those days was
populated by rather bohemian characters. One of these, the Australian actor
Chips Rafferty, taught me dozens of Australian poems and shared with me his
experiences in the Australian outback where he lived before he started his
acting career. The poet Dorothrea Mackeller, whose poem, ‘My Country’ has such
an important place in Australian literature, also lived near us. She encouraged
me to write down my stories so that other people could enjoy them, too
Initially my books were all about Australians living in Australia, but I
realised that Australians had made their mark in other parts of the world, and
so I began to set my stories in more exotic overseas locations where
Australians live and work. I still always visit the places where I set my
books, talk to the locals, and absorb the history and culture as well as the
ambiance of every location.
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St Martin’s Griffin is giving one lucky winner a print copy of
The Road Back by Di
Morrissey
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