After the Fire, a Still Small Voice

from FlossieT

Set in Australia, this story of fathers and sons, of war and of history seemingly doomed to repeat itself follows two narrative strands: that of Frank, set in present-day Canberra, and Leon, set in Sydney and Vietnam in the 1960s. Frank and Leon both have difficult relationships with their father...

from bodachliath

This is not an easy book to write about or a comfortable read, but it is an impressive debut novel. The story alternates between the modern part, which follows Frank as he moves to his grandparents abandoned beach house to regroup after an abusive relationship, but gets caught up in local problem...

from JoyceFraser

Set in Australia and examining the lives of three generations of the same family, this is an engaging novel. The story mainly switches between Frank and Leon, both men adrift. Leon, the father, served during the Vietnam war and witnessed suffering and atrocities he cannot forget, later he loses h...

from Litfan

I was thoroughly engrossed in this novel. Set in Australia, it chronicles three generations of a family. The novel begins with the end of the protagonist, Frank's, relationship with Lucy. As Frank makes his way to the family shack on the beach to try to sort things through, the novel begins to mo...

from AndrewBlackman

The highlight of this book for me is the descriptive prose. Evie Wyld has a real talent for using fresh language and images, and it shines through from the first page to the last. The story is about traumatised men who bottle up their emotions and fail to communicate, and it's well told, as we al...