- T. R. Edmonds (Aus 1993/2019)
I have a sure-fire way of telling if a book has totally sucked me in - my right foot goes to sleep. Yep, ridgey-didge, pins and needles so bad I have to hop for a while afterwards.
I do most of my reading in the "Library" for about 15-20 minutes each morning, but if I read too long my right foot drops off (or Jess in passing wants to know "You haven't died in there have you!?").
This week I've had a dead foot five mornings in a row.
It's been about 30 years since I read this book, and that was for the final edit of the proof copy of the original edition, as I didn't bother with that for this second edition, as I just had to okay the cover, the back blurb, and the technical bits for the front pages. But having finished "Bob" I cast about for what was next, fixed on this, got totally hooked. And no, not because it's mine (my first), but because it's simply a great read. And because of it's been so long, it's like reading someone else's work, every word and character and event fresh and new.
What can I say? - plenty of copies around, in paperback (Abe Books), and e-book (Amazon and Kobo). And if you're in Aus, there's lending copies in each State's One Library network. Do yourself a favour...
Cheers....
Trev
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