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Location: Netherlands

Member Since: Oct. 16, 2015

Jan Harden

Mount Zero on Nov. 27, 2015

A compelling and touching tale of ordinary lives, well led. I started to read Mount Zero, a trilogy incorporating Douglas Gellatly’s three novels, expecting a classic Australiana story. To some extent, that is exactly what it is, a charming, well told, well written depiction of Australian rural life spread over three decades. However, it is so much more than that, serious yet amusing, insightful but light-hearted, and both erotic and tender. Annie Prouix meets Nevil Shute during an episode of Six Feet Under probably sums the novels up. The author has a rare skill in describing everyday events in evocative detail and in so doing transporting the reader to the experience. I was particularly taken with the way that the daily experiences of the main characters were interwoven with historical detail and social commentary. Mount Zero is a great read in itself; however I also think that if certain Australian politicians were to read the book the whole ongoing debate about gay marriage in Australia would finally and thankfully be laid to rest.