Mudeye: An Australian Boyhood and Beyond

Here is a snapshot of Australia as it once was, of old gold town Ballarat during the second world war occupation by American troops. There are shades of All Creatures Great and Small as a vet and his son travel the country together, but this childhood story grows and matures into a haunting spiritual journey. Bary Dowling is a reviewer, nature writer and travel writer who has been a farmer and gardener for most of his working life.