I started reading this book without realising that it was the second in a series so it was always going to suffer from "second book in a series syndrome" where the character development happens in book one and the conclusion happens in book three so book two is merely a plod through the tale. Th...
Squatter Donald Macintosh little realises what chain of events he is setting in motion when he orders the violent dispersal of the Nerambura tribe on his property, Glen View. Unwitting witnesses to the barbaric exercise are bullock teamsters Patrick Duffy and his son Tom.
This is the third book in the continuing saga of the Duffy and McIntosh families shared curse. The blurb describes this as a stunning conclusion to the trilogy although I’m certain that this tale will continue for many more tomes.Peter models his work on the mass-market success format of Wilbur ...
BOOK REVIEW BY JILL SMITH © May 2002‘Shadow of the Osprey’ is a must read follow on from ‘Cry of the Curlew’. The family conflict between the Duffy and McIntosh families continues to follow the burgeoning growth of the Australian nation. The savagery of this new frontier is accompanied by espio...