That Untravelled World is a novel about the dreams and
disappointment of individuals, and the effects of economic
recession in the early 20th century. In 1912, young Harry Hopewell
arrives in Perth, Western Australia, to work on the construction of
a wireless station commissioned by the new federal government. He
is full of excitement about the miraculous new world of
possibilities opened up by radio transmission. He is also buoyed by
his growing friendship with Nellie Weston, the baker's daughter.
Harry's boundless optimism for life and the future is quelled by
the sudden unexplained disappearance of Nellie and her family.
Unable to track her down, he meanders through life, increasingly
disconnected from his youthful aspirations until an accident and
the Depression of the 1930s bring him to a halt. However, chance
encounters from his past bring some resolution to his life. That
Untravelled World is a story that has resonance in today's economic
climate, while offering hope in the end. *** "Celebrated author Ian
Reid's latest tale is the incredible journey of a young man through
the Great War, the Depression, and the years after." - World
Literature Today, Nota Bene Column Books, November 2013
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