Sharon Evans Big Sky Publishing – Marketing & Communications, www.bigskypublishing.com.au
… 92 year-old WW2 veteran’s thought-provoking futuristic thriller about climate change
Drought, Bush fires, typhoons – climate change is on the top 10 List of topics most discussed and with all the potential to ruin a dinner party … Charles Granquist on his new book ‘Until the Little Bird Sings’ is the great dinner table divider.
It’s a little unexpected that a 92 year-old WW2 veteran’s first fiction title would be on climate change however author Charles Granquist own experiences as a POW in Germany and upbringing on a farm ‘way back when’, creates a totally credible scenario to surviving climate change.
Aussie author Charles Granquist spent nearly four years as a Prisoner of War in Europe and orchestrated a remarkable five escape attempts. Now 92 years-old Until the Little Bird Sings (Big Sky Publishing, $14.99) is his first fiction book; a well-paced futuristic book that deals with the looming concern of climate change.
In Until the Little Bird Sings it’s 2020 and climate change isn’t just dinner table conversation but a reality! And in a future where survival is based upon ‘going old school’ Granquist’s own experiences as a POW in Germany and upbringing on a farm over 80years ago in the Blue Mountains, a time when sustainable living wasn’t a catch phrase but everyday life, provides a very real perspective on surviving climate change.
Synopsis
In 2020, Sydney, the Dean family have seen the writing on the wall – temperatures are rising, sea levels are rising and severe drought are regular occurrences as global warming increases its grip on the planet. In a chillingly credible scenario this thoroughly engaging book follows the Dean family as the move away from a society on the brink of destruction and create their own self-sufficient haven. The Dean families future relies on their ability to learn from the past.
A thoroughly engaging book, prompting the question – what would you do in the same situation – and what should we be doing now!
About the Author
Charles Granquists first book A Long Way Home recounts his POW experiences in Germany – five escape attempts, recapture and 196 days of solitary confinement – before his eventual return home and his return to Australia. His was the generation which grew up in the depression, then fought through a six-year global conflict and then had to build much of Australia. Charles is ‘quick as a whip’ and his approach to life is built on respect and enjoying life. He lives in Port Macquarie and continues to travel and keep his children – and his publisher – on their toes. A truly wonderful gentleman.
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