Description
20 years ago the world went quiet. Father is suspended between the living world and the lost, he saw the end and he can’t let it go.
Finn was a child when it collapsed. He’s the young green vines growing up through the ribcage of a lost civilisation.
It’s 2053, Father and Finn live alone in a remote valley in Tasmania. Everything is about to change.
A story of survival, of being lost and finding ourselves again, and the love between a father and son.
ISBN: 978-0-6455142-4-7
Emma W –
“Eat My Shadow” follows Finn, in a near future southern Tasmania. I enjoy dystopian fiction, and this book gripped me, but it is just as much a road journey and an exploration of Finn’s relationship with his father and coming of age. The depiction of a future collapsed and fragmented society feels real and detailed. Finn has lived a quiet life with Father in a remote valley for 20 years, but is drawn to leave and undertake a dangerous journey to the derelict city of Hobart. We follow his journey through wild terrain, and encounters with scattered individuals and groups who survive. The depiction of how people have lived and grown and the evolution of language and culture as seen through Finn’s eyes is fascinating. I found myself pondering parts of the book at odd moments for many months after first reading. While the subject matter sounds grim, there are light moments, and the book ends with a feeling of hope. I’m looking forward to the sequel!
Jane Shearer –
Compelling apocalyptic climate fiction. The words that come to mind for me are ‘prior elegy’ in its description of a future that we are likely to inhabit. The characters and scenes are very well drawn and I am left with a narrative of strong images of Tasmania in rack and ruin. However, there is also light shown in the darkness. I read it in three days – be warned that once you start reading you won’t want to put it down!