![]() ![]() Jimmy’s father, Gavin aka Gav, himself the product of an abusive father, often spends his Friday and Saturday nights drinking excessive amounts of Cutty Sark, a Scottish whisky that he imbibes in the peace and quiet of the living room while listening to a continuous stream of Merle Haggard songs. Part of its under-your-skin effect has to do with its soul-searing, heartrending but also joyfully hopeful narrative storyline in begins with then-six-year-old Jimmy Flick doing his level best to navigate a difficult, and often traumatic, family situation. There are books you read and appreciate, ones that draw you in and compel you to finish them but which for all their narrative appeal and readability, don’t really grab a hold off your heart in ways so profound you are thinking about them long after you have finished them.Īnd then, of course, there are novels like The Eye of the Sheep by 2015 Miles Franklin Award winner Sofie Laguna, which burrow their way so deeply into your heart and soul, that affect you on so many profound levels that you can’t think of a time when the book wasn’t a part of your life. (cover image courtesy Allen and Unwin Australia) ![]()
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