Left of the Rising Sun by John Holland is an emerging modern Australian classic, suitable for ages 10 – 110. amzn/1502861933 Excerpts from reviews for Left of the Rising Sun: I find that Johns books reach directly to my core of understanding and I just love them. He is a quiet and beautiful man and I love reading his writings, whether poetry or fiction. Either way, he is brilliant. ~Jillup~ I am well into my 60s these days but I fancy I still have enough imagination left to be captivated by a good yarn about a young boy on his own, fighting the odds that are stacked so high against him that survival seems, at best, a chancy thing. ~Mike Billington~ Left of the Rising Sun is an inspiring book about survival and man’s role as a part of nature written in concise language… ~Wendy Strain~ Reading will not stall even for a moment through each paragraph, as the ten year old grapples with his fate in this unfavorable situation. Bucks adventures in the outback in search of food and water have reached a high point of romanticism, as the boy finds himself alone in a cave camping in the darkest of nights kindled by the fire he manages to light. ~Mehreen Ahmed~ …when I started the book “Left of the rising Sun” by John Holland, I was hooked at it and couldn’t stop reading it until I finished it. (I bought the book because I loved the cover and it was about the outback of Australia.) ~Gisela Sedelmeyer~ This story is filled with nourishing food for thought and spirit. Through the thoughts, fears, pain, perseverance and love of a tenacious ten-year-old we learn more of what each of us has the ability to be, to take as our own model, within our own unique experience. ~Clytie Koehler~ Totally authentic in language and sense of place. I can smell and taste the land, hear his father, too, along with his own voice. I love it! ~Just Mercedes~ The landscape is a character in this story, and together with the sole survivor, Buck, we experience it in an intimate way, forming a partnership with nature. Figuring out how to make his journey back home… ~Uvi Poznansky~ I hope John writes a sequel to it. I wont go into the storyline but he is an excellent writer; right up there with the best sellers. ~Pattimari~ I knew what the boy was going through, loved the voice of Sammy, the bonding between the two, but what brought me to tears was Bucks determination. This is a wonderful story for all ages. ~Roben~
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