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
Tag: Jack Muir
Reviews – small and casual
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
A Reading from To the Highlands
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A Reading from Boy on a Wire
A master class in kitchen organisation
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
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