This is one of the best books I’ve read in a long while. As the book opens Dylan is a troubled young man trying to make his way overland from Melbourne to Perth. He is reluctant to talk about himself to anyone he meets along the way, even a kind and instinctively sympathetic truck driver who eventually gets him to the outskirts of Perth.
The reader is kept guessing about what has happened to Dylan and how he intends to keep going because he is obviously suffering, physically and mentally, but interest never wanes because Nic D’Allesandro so skilfully weaves his story. Dylan is a completely sympathetic character and my mothering instincts were well and truly brought to the fore.
There are many layers to this story and one of them highlights a particular medical condition which mercilessly strikes some families and although much has been done to combat it over the years, much research is still needed to, hopefully, beat it one day and put an end to its often heartbreaking consequences.
Then there is the wild, crazy ride on which you are going to be taken as the book reaches its conclusion and from which I am still recovering! It is, honestly, so good and I hope lots of people will get to read it before the film companies start fighting each other over the movie rights.
Did I tell you I loved this book? Well, I did and I do. Congratulations, Nic D’Allesandro. 5 out of 5 stars from me.
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