Readers’ responses

to The Curlew’s Eye

‘Haunting, sensual, compelling – I was drawn in and taken away to a world both strange, yet vividly real. Loved this book, and it lingered with me a long time...’ Dr Joo-Inn Chew, ‘The Hunter’ in Growing up in Country Australia, Black Inc.

‘What an incredible read. The setting, the sense of liminal spaces and experiences, the shady places between real, imagined and supernatural. The humanity. I loved it.’ E.R. Murray, The Book of Learning, The Book of Shadows, The Book of Revenge – Nine Lives Trilogy, (author, Ireland)

‘Once I got a certain way in, I couldn’t put it down. The mysteries make it a page turner. But in actuality it is a beautiful optimistic portrait of a family.  Optimistic despite the challenges from Joel and Greta’s pasts.  The book showed real every day love at its best.’ Penny Drysdale, Darwin poet, author of I am the glass

‘The book is read, and I am back at the beginning for a second journey… to find new wonders and fears and joys.’ Dr Barbara Pertzel, Historysmiths

‘In the depths of a Melbourne lingering winter, you created a hot steamy northern climate so evocatively that it brought me warmth every day. The tension involved in the storyline kept me hooked all through. The characters were so richly drawn.’ Lynne Muir, calligrapher and artist

‘This potent story that takes us to, through and back from the liminal space … I loved it!’ Ania Tait, Darwin musician, Arafura Music Collective

‘… never before in my life – as far as I remember – have I read the same book twice in 4 days!... I loved The Curlew’s Eye even more the second time, which to me is a mark of just how good the writing is.’ Jo Ellen, avid book reader and school teacher