A Distant Prospect – ISBN 9780987435101

Monthly Archives: April 2015

A Distant Prospect is “a rare find in a sea of mediocre modern novels” according to Jacinta Woodnutt, writing at Restless Press. “I couldn’t put it down for days,” she writes, echoing the most common sentiment expressed in reader reviews. A Distant Prospect “conveys truth, goodness and beauty; but it […]

A rare find in a sea of mediocre modern novels

April 27, 2015 in Reviews by francis

Sonlight's 20th Century Literature sub-package 330 — Character, culture, plot, emotion, language. Only two or three books per hundred meet all of these tough criteria! If you ever need to choose truly memorable fiction books, whether for yourself, your children, or your school, you could do worse than add these seven benchmarks to your arsenal. Sarita Holzmann, […]

The Seven Pillars of Great Fiction, or how to choose ...

April 25, 2015 in Reviews / Writing by francis

Lest We Forget — What are the origins of the Dawn Service tradition, and why does it matter? Few were left unscathed by the Great War. We still witness many of its lasting impacts in the 1928 Sydney setting of A Distant Prospect. Indeed, the very first Dawn Service was quietly held in Sydney in […]

Anzac Day Dawn Service – Lest We Forget

April 23, 2015 in War by francis

Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) — Roderick Raye is arguably the key character in A Distant Prospect, and to quite a few readers, the most beloved. Having established himself as a violinist in the Viennese music scene before the outbreak of the Great War, Phoebe Raye’s father had returned to Ballarat and subsequently enlisted in the […]

Roderick John Raye Trooper 13th Lighthorse

April 21, 2015 in Phoebe Raye / Roderick Raye / War by francis

Calling all teachers! Annette is preparing a Teacher’s Study Guide for A Distant Prospect, and will soon be seeking some volunteers who have read the book, to take a look and offer their suggestions. Of course, A Distant Prospect is wonderful to simply read as an engaging and uplifting story […]

Study Guide for A Distant Prospect – testers needed!

April 16, 2015 in Annette / Book production / Study Guide / Writing by francis