Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
To the Highlands
by
Jon Doust
It is 1968 and all around the world people are marching, protesting, and fighting for freedom. Jack Muir arrivesin Papua New Guineaa failure, a virgin, and a reluctant employee of the Colonial Bank of Australia. Life in the islands is raw, sensuous, and real. Here, the white man takes what he wants,but the veneer of whiteness is flimsy, and brutality never far from the sur...more
Paperback, 1, 204 pages
Published
August 1st 2012
by Fremantle Press
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
This book is not yet featured on Listopia.
Add this book to your favorite list »
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
35)
First, I need to get some housekeeping out of the way: To the Highlands is published by Fremantle Press, which is also my publisher.
To the Highlands is Doust’s second work of fiction for adults, and the sequel to Boy on a Wire, which was published to much acclaim and was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2010. Wow. Big shoes to fill.
I haven’t yet read Boy on a Wire – though my husband did, and loved it – but having just roared through To the Highlands, I will now put Boy on a...more
To the Highlands is Doust’s second work of fiction for adults, and the sequel to Boy on a Wire, which was published to much acclaim and was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2010. Wow. Big shoes to fill.
I haven’t yet read Boy on a Wire – though my husband did, and loved it – but having just roared through To the Highlands, I will now put Boy on a...more
My goodness, this is a confronting novel! While the title was apparently deliberately chosen to echo Randolph Stow’s To the Islands, and the setting shares some geophysical similarities, Jon Doust’s new novel pursues existential issues of an entirely different kind.
Doust made his literary debut with Boy on a Wire, which was longlisted for the Miles Franklin in 2010. This novel, To the Highlands, is book two of what will become a trilogy called One Boy’s Journey to Man, and like book one, it is a...more
Doust made his literary debut with Boy on a Wire, which was longlisted for the Miles Franklin in 2010. This novel, To the Highlands, is book two of what will become a trilogy called One Boy’s Journey to Man, and like book one, it is a...more
Smooth reading from the creative Mr Doust. Great work. This IS late 1960s PNG, as Jack (first seen at boarding school in Boy on a Wire) and now a young man is thrown into the dark end of Australian colonial life; booze, bonking and racism.
1 like · like · see review
view 2 comments
Apr 03, 2013
Lynne Leonhardt
marked it as to-read
Jan 13, 2013
Fiona
marked it as to-read
Oct 23, 2012
Britney
marked it as to-read
Oct 01, 2012
Jayson
added it
Aug 17, 2012
Owen Davies
marked it as to-read
Aug 16, 2012
Marita Mcbride
marked it as to-read
Aug 13, 2012
Julie Hopkins
marked it as to-read
Feb 04, 2013
Tamara Cameron
added it
Aug 07, 2012
Krysta
marked it as to-read
Aug 05, 2012
Elisabeth Storrs
marked it as to-read
Aug 03, 2012
Jennifer
marked it as to-read
Jul 25, 2012
Thorgin Phoenix
marked it as to-read
Jul 23, 2012
Stephanie
marked it as to-read
Jul 21, 2012
Judy
marked it as to-read
Jul 21, 2012
Janet
marked it as to-read
Jul 20, 2012
Zinky
added it
Jul 17, 2012
Lyn
marked it as to-read
Jul 15, 2012
Zuzu Burford
marked it as to-read
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| white expat men in long white socks | 1 | 4 | Jul 29, 2012 09:57pm |
Jon Doust is a comedian, writer and professional speaker from Western Australia.
His book, Boy on a Wire, was long-listed for the Miles Franklin award.
He was born in Bridgetown into a farming/retailing family and worked in both until he was old enough to know better. Since then he has been asked to leave jobs in banking, the media, retailing (again), farming (again) and comedy. These days he is bes...more
More about Jon Doust...
His book, Boy on a Wire, was long-listed for the Miles Franklin award.
He was born in Bridgetown into a farming/retailing family and worked in both until he was old enough to know better. Since then he has been asked to leave jobs in banking, the media, retailing (again), farming (again) and comedy. These days he is bes...more
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
