Unearthing untold stories: The author bringing Australia’s forgotten generation back to life, Ross McMullin.
Ross McMullin’s latest work, Life So Full of Promise, breathes life into the stories of Australia’s forgotten generation.
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The acclaimed historian and biographer will visit three libraries in the Goulburn Valley next month as part of the National Trust Australian Heritage Festival.
Attendees are invited to join Mr McMullin at Tatura Library for an evening filled with insight, enjoyment and touching multi-biographical fiction as he discusses his newest publication.
Life So Full of Promise is the sequel to Farewell, Dear People, which received many awards, including the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History.
Both novels focus on the many untold yet exciting stories of Australians from the World War I era.
Following the steps of the successful first book, Life So Full of Promise has been shortlisted for the Nib Literary Award and garnered acclaim from many critics.
Mr McMullin brings the extraordinary yet untold stories alive through an inter-woven narrative built on extensive research.
A product of research and care: The cover of Ross McMullin’s new novel, Life So Full of Promise.
The novel weaves a tapestry of compelling characters from various backgrounds.
These include a barrister whose leadership was responsible for a momentous Australian victory, a mother who became a social activist and Red Cross dynamo and the stories of some of the era’s greatest yet widely unknown cricket players, including a Test cricket prospect whose violent post-war death shocked the nation.
You can catch Mr McMullin at Tatura Library on Tuesday, May 7 at 6.30pm. He will also visit Numurkah Library on May 7 at 2pm and Avenel Library on May 8 at 2pm.
Copies of his books will be available at the event at a discounted price.
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