A Question of Country by Sue Parritt - Book Tour
A Question
of Country
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?
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Author Bio
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.
Social
Media Links – website: www.sueparritt.com
Facebook - http://facebook.com/SueParrittAuthor
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