Peter Shearing 613j

Another interview in our Book Realities Series. This time with author, Peter Shearing. Born in Tasmania, Peter spent his childhood growing up on a dairy farm in the north of the state, before ing the Australian Defense Forces while still in his teens. He spent the following twenty seven years living around Australia with many deployments overseas. On leaving the ADF, he and his wife moved back to Tasmania to enjoy a life of semi-retirement. This was short-lived as he decided to move back into the permanent workforce for another twenty years. In 2021 he retired ‘properly’ and lives with his wife near Hobart, Tasmania so as to be close to family. His new novel Glacier is set on the island of Malta in pre-history and follows the adventures of a boy called Ka'desh, In 1991 the natural mummy of a 5000-year old man was found in the Otztal Alps between Austria and Italy. He was unique. Until now. In the pre-history of the Mediterranean, a boy growing towards manhood is identified as the subject of a prophecy. Ka’desh, wanting a quiet existence, is thrust into a life that will be far from ordinary as it has been foretold that he will rewrite his people’s history. From his island home on Malta, he must cross the open seas to the island of Sicily and eventually to the Italian mainland. Each step of his journey will be fraught with danger and strengthened with human friendships that are timeless. And when the ages and some 5,000 years have come and gone, is it his body that is found high up in the alps, near to Otzi? Is it his body and the artefacts surrounding him that will rewrite history? Is he the boy in the Glacier? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. kw32