This man has had diverse careers, in journalism, comedy, business, farming and then, late in life, came to terms with his real profession ─ storyteller, writer. His first novel Boy on a Wire was long listed for Australia’s premier Literary Award, the Miles Franklin, in 2010, and this was followed by two more novels in a trilogy of the life of Jack Muir. The second, To the Highlands, followed Jack through his mental collapse in Papua New Guinea, Australia’s colonial experiment. His most recent novel, Return Ticket, was released in 2020 in a time of global crisis and the book itself is set in a time of crises for Muir and the countries he lives in, South Africa and Israel. This man has had diverse careers, in journalism, comedy, business, farming and then, late in life, came to terms with his real profession ─ storyteller, writer. His first novel Boy on a Wire was long listed for Australia’s premier Literary Award, the Miles Franklin, in 2010, and this was followed by two more novels in a trilogy of the life of Jack Muir. The second, To the Highlands, followed Jack through his mental collapse in Papua New Guinea, Australia’s colonial experiment. His most recent novel, Return Ticket, was released in 2020 in a time of global crisis and the book itself is set in a time of crises for Muir and the countries he lives in, South Africa and Israel.