"Faint Tappings at the Wrong Window" is a picaresque or 'road'
novel, set in and between Sydney, Adelaide and Nimbin, a small town
in Northern New South Wales that became the centre of the
counter-culture after the Aquarius Festival in 1973. The novel
shows with great humour that the movement in Australia had a
character of its own - almost like its equivalents in Europe and
America but with differences that are uniquely Australian. It also
chronicles the dramatic events of the dismissal of the Whitlam
Government from a wholly new viewpoint. The 'hero' is a man who
cannot find his rightful place in either 'straight' or
'alternative' society but in his travels assumes responsibility for
finding a stray dog a home. The well-rounded characters are
engaging and entertaining, dealing with the many twists and turns
of the plot philosophically (for the most part) and leaving the
reader feeling richer for having known them. The author uses
language that is fresh and lively ... and, being set in Australia,
occasionally coarse ... but also demonstrates great skill in
story-telling. The pace is relentless from start to finish - but
not without spaces to catch one's breath and reconsider the way in
which one looks at the world.
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