"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept” as Aussie Lt General David Morrison said in 2017.

Wonderful! Is this available to share with people who don’t use BlueSky?

Thanks for the copy for followers. Love your podcast!

I wonder if Bronwyn Bishop would have faced the same revolt, or was she considered one of the boys (back in the day, obviously).

Wonderful, terrible account, Mark.

Flanagan explains this better than anyone.

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Loved the book but can’t imagine what a challenge it must have been to translate!

PattyMacDotComma's review of The Heart in Winter 5/5: 5★ “Easily she was thirty. She was fair, complexion delicate. A slight crook to the nose. Eyes of wren’s-egg blue and one inclined to say hello to the other but not unattractively.” This is a ro...

Just finished and loved #TheHeartInWinter by #KevinBarry, a favourite Irish writer. What a rough and rowdy romp he sends a pair of Irish lovers on through America's freezing Wild West in the late 1800s. Thanks to #NetGalley for a copy for review. 💙📚 5⭐ My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

PattyMacDotComma's review of Death of a River Guide 5/5: 5★ “Why did I take the job? From my present point of view, the perspective of the drowning man, drowning in consequence of having taken the job, this question is not without importance.” Aljaz C...

The news of the emergency leg amputation rescue from Tasmania's Franklin River reminded me of #DeathOfARiverGuide by Booker-winner #RichardFlanagan, who nearly drowned there in his youth. Great fiction (not memoir) that I reviewed here, with quotes. #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

An all time favourite! Thanks for mentioning it’s on SBS On Demand. They get some great stuff.

I’ve seen advice that says if you completely close your TwitterX account, someone else can register your handle. Don’t know.

I always love your books but many of us are missing Rowlie! Your Rowland Sinclair series is terrific

PattyMacDotComma's review of The Kite Runner 5/5: 5★ “In Kabul, we snapped a tree branch and used it as a credit card. Hassan and I would take the wooden stick to the bread maker. He’d carve notches on our stick with his knife, one notch for e...

I'm sure you've read lots of books I haven't, and I don't have as much time as you to catch up! I did read this one a while back, and this is what I wrote about it, if you're interested. Well, actually, I wrote about it whether or not you're interested. 😊 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...