About me: I either started off on the wrong foot or I’m the legendry rolling stone. Normally, a degree in astrophysics does not lead to a stint in Parliament House, public relations and the diving industry but that’s what happened to me.
I’m now retired in the sense that I no longer need to work for a living and that gives me time for writing. My messy life has provided a lot of background material for my novels.
Background: While interviewing elderly Townsville residents as part of an oral history project, I learnt of the Curtin Express. In brief, Australia was at war with Japan and thousands of allied servicemen in northern Australia were short of female company. To solve that problem Prime Minister Curtin authorised a train to leave Brisbane Central Station for North Queensland. Any woman could travel free of charge. The train became known as the Curtin Express and the girls were called Curtin Girls. I interviewed some of the ladies and learnt about others. One was a formidable woman who used the proceeds of her wartime endeavours to build a business empire. She was the inspiration for the present novel.
Curtin Express is now available as a paperback and as an ebook. The ebook is illustrated with over 130 colour pics – you can see the action unfold. Take advantage of my introductory prices.
ebook: $3.00 from my US Amazon page
£2.27 from my UK Amazon page
paperback: $9.95 from my US Amazon page
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