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Bush Falls

Joe Goffman's vicious first novel has savaged the reputation of Bush Falls. When a family emergency summons him back to the town he left 17 years ago he's not surprised at the welcome he receives: milk-shakes thrown in his face copies of his novel pelting his house and violent threats to blow up his shiny new Mercedes. But the more Bush Falls resents Joe the more it becomes obvious that Joe cannot turn his back on Bush Falls. As he walks along the familiar streets memories return to haunt him with a vengeance - about a secret love affair an old friendship and a tragic death. Now decades later Joe has to face his past without resorting to his pen. And with the help of some very old friends he might just be able to learn something - if he manages to survive his homecoming. At once hilarious
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Joe Goffman's vicious first novel has savaged the reputation of Bush Falls. When a family emergency summons him back to the town he left 17 years ago he's not surprised at the welcome he receives: milk-shakes thrown in his face copies of his novel pelting his house & violent threats to blow up his shiny new Mercedes. But the more Bush Falls resents Joe the more it becomes obvious that Joe cannot turn his back on Bush Falls. As he walks along the familiar streets memories return to haunt him with a vengeance
- about a secret love affair an old friendship & a tragic death. Now decades later Joe has to face his past without resorting to his pen. & with the help of some very old friends he might just be able to learn something
- if he manages to survive his homecoming. At once hilarious & bittersweet Bush Falls is a tale of the double-edged rewards of fame revenge & redemption as a writer takes on a village & the ghosts of his past.

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