A Question of Country was published on March 30th. Set in Australia, it features a young couple who emigrate from England to Australia in 1970.
On Christmas Eve 1969, a letter from Australia House,
London, brings welcome news for newly-weds Anna and Joseph Fletcher.
Young and idealistic, Anna falls passionately in love with
their adopted land. Seven months later, an unexpected event causes their life
to take a stressful turn.
Years pass, and Anna retreats to a fictional world she has
created. But when a different challenge presents itself, does she have the
courage to take the risk… or will she take refuge in fantasy?
About the Author
Originally from England, Sue worked in university libraries
until taking early retirement in 2008 to concentrate on creative writing. Since
then she has written short stories, articles, poetry, a short TV drama script
and seven novels:
Sannah and the Pilgrim, first in a trilogy of a future
dystopian Australia focusing on climate change and the harsh treatment of
refugees from drowned Pacific islands. Odyssey Books, 2014. Commended in the
FAW Christina Stead Award, 2014. Pia and
the Skyman, Odyssey Books, 2016.
Commended in the FAW Christina Stead Award, 2016. The Sky Lines
Alliance, Odyssey Books, 2016.
Chrysalis, the story of a perceptive girl growing up in a
Quaker family in swinging sixties’ Britain. Morning Star Press, 2017
Re-Navigation recounts a life turned upside down when
forty-year old Julia journeys from the sanctuary of middle-class Australian
suburbia to undertake a retreat at a college located on an isolated Welsh
island. Creativia Publishing, 2019.
Feed Thy Enemy, based on Sue’s father’s experiences, is an
account of courage and compassion in the face of trauma as a British airman
embarks on a plan that risks all to feed a starving, war-stricken family.
Creativia Publishing, 2019.
A Question of Country explores the migrant experience
through the protagonist’s lifelong search for meaningful identity. Next Chapter
(formerly Creativia Publishing), 2020.
Sue’s current project, working title: Twenty-eight Days,
first in The Doorkeeper series, is set in Southern Australia in 2100. It deals
with overpopulation and extended life expectancy in an increasingly
climate-challenged world and the inhumane solutions adopted by a government
determined to rid Australia of unproductive citizens.
Passionate about peace and social justice issues, Sue’s goal
as a fiction writer is to continue writing novels that address topics such as
climate change, the effects of war, the treatment of refugees, feminism and
racism. Sue intends to keep on writing
for as long as possible, believing the extensive life experiences of older
writers can be employed to engage readers of all ages.
Thanks to Sue Parritt for a place on the event.
A Question of Country was published on March 30th.
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