Furey's War by Kay Bell and T. W. Lawless
Furey's War
by Kay Bell and T. W. Lawless
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My Ratings 4.4/5
Synopsis
A decent man in an indecent time ...
When Jack Furey has his 100th birthday celebrations forced upon him, his mind turns to his experience of WWII as a police sergeant in 1942 in Far North Queensland.
As Sergeant Furey of the Wangamba Police, he welcomed the arrival of the Americans to set up an Air Force base near the new RAAF base outside town. Despite personal misgivings about the separation of the black soldiers from the whites' camp, Furey gains the agreement of the US colonel to co-operate with local law enforcement.
But with so many soldiers around, the town changes. A new Americans-only dancehall is only the start of the trouble. Among rumours of prostitution, teen pregnancies and backyard abortions, the bodies start to pile up. When the wife of a returned Australian soldier claims a 'blackfella' murdered him in their home, Furey is determined to uncover the truth - no matter how unwelcome the US brass and local dignitaries find his investigations.
My Thoughts
World War 2 is one of the most popular and important subjects in historical fiction. Authors have approached it from many different angles, producing a diverse range of critically acclaimed novels. Furey's War is one of the most intelligently written book around 1940's , but it’s one way into exploring this important and dramatic period of recent history through the imaginations – and research – of Kay Bell and T. W. Lawless an extraordinary contemporary novelists.
Having read blurb before deciding to buy this book and try a new author, I decided to go ahead and am so glad I did. It's a beautifully written book with great insight about what it must have been like to be police sergeant in 1942 . I loved the timeline, starting in 1940's and ending in 1960's. I loved the backdrop of the war and felt that there was not a single word that should not have been in the novel. I have never read any other books by Kay Bell and T. W. Lawless so can't compare, however I will do based on the fact I loved this one. There was a simmering tension the whole way through this book, It's very different to any other war story I have read, not cliched in any way, excellent dialogue between the characters all the way through and thoroughly recommended.
Kay Bell and T. W. Lawless has the gift of story, the ability to dissolve the distance between reader and subject until nothing but experience remains.
Highly Recommended!
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