Review: Riveting historical fiction!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 24, 2014
I love works just like Billabong Ghost because they transport you to another place and time. Rich with historically accurate details, this fictional tale weaves danger, drama, and romance seamlessly. Set in the Australian outback in the 1940's, Billabong Ghost is part ghost story, part historical fiction, and part family drama. The characters are well developed, and the story -a mere 140-something pages- moves quickly. It's a great afternoon read for fans of historical fiction. For those unfamiliar with Australian slang, the book can be challenging at times; however, I found that for words I didn't know, I could almost always establish their meaning from context clues. For the true linguaphiles, a glossary of Australian slang is provided in the back of the book.