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Tag: Jack Muir

Excerpts from RT

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

There is another war on and I write in the full knowledge that there is always a war on. The most recent to impact on my emotional life was the Taliban raging into Kabul. I did not know anyone involved in the conflict, but I have friends who had family in Afghanistan, and some of … Continue reading Excerpts from RT

Reviews – small and casual

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

Just finished. I went through every emotion. Anger, Acceptance, Sadness, Envy, Understanding, Pride at knowing Jack the man. The list goes on and then I cried when I finished the book. I so wanted to have you sitting next to me as I read the book. Thank you, Jon, for opening my eyes.   Such a journey: individual … Continue reading Reviews – small and casual

A Reading from Return Ticket

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

Page 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wUC8CfKv9s

A Reading from To the Highlands

July 15, 2020July 16, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

Page 1: https://youtu.be/TChfnUC7rxA

A Reading from Boy on a Wire

July 15, 2020July 16, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

Page 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btXixdnFINM

A master class in kitchen organisation

May 16, 2020May 17, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

Pic by Wayne Harrington Southerly Magazine Jon Doust’s Return Ticket continues the journey of Jack Muir from a private boarding school in Perth to the New Guinea Highlands and now on board a passenger ship heading for Durban, South Africa. Jack’s journey is bookmarked by washing up ─ hands thrust into hot water, raw skin, … Continue reading A master class in kitchen organisation

Another friend’s review

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

Return Ticket, the final novel in Jon Doust's semi-autobiographical trilogy, is an unexpectedly satisfying read.  Unexpected, because there was no certainty that there would be any kind of homecoming at all for the Jack Muir whose wild exploits as a troubled young man we followed through its predecessor To The Highlands. Not surprisingly, that middle … Continue reading Another friend’s review

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