Review: Gritty and realistic - I highly recommend it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2014
Australia in all its glory, impressive and down to earth is the scene for this novel. Set in the mid-1940, the story begins with the Cattle King himself, Alan Fife, as a failing old man, looking back on his life from his youth . The relationships, loves and challenges of his life are revealed – it was a hard and often cruel existence, but he’s a survivor if not a happy one. We meet his family and they all seem to have their own issues  - this realism is, I feel, the core of the book, and it’s strength. I was fascinated by the ghost in the story and this worked really well as the awful truth is revealed from the past and now again in the present (this might sound a bit vague, but I don’t want to spoil the plot!) ‘Payback never stops’ and indeed this drives the action and the building tension. If you’re looking for something different, this is the book for you. I highly recommend it.