The Alone Man draws on the concept of ‘dreamtime’, the Australian aboriginal mythology of the land.
It is a ‘double love story’ about a man’s love for his wife and family and his love of the land and nature.
Set in outback Australia around 100 years ago, the story is of a simple man in a simpler time, creating a micro-world - as many pioneers did.
Although he doesn’t realise it, his life is a kind of poetry, with the beauty of love, nature, and sorrow as the themes - a ‘prose poem’, poetic about something as ordinary (or common) as building a life – marriage, toil, birth, death.
The style is gentle and evocative, and the story is, at the same time, humorous and sad, touching and poignant, affirming and happy, dreamy and warm.
The Alone Man is a simple story full of understated insights that will have deep emotional resonance with readers all over the world.
It is a ‘double love story’ about a man’s love for his wife and family and his love of the land and nature.
Set in outback Australia around 100 years ago, the story is of a simple man in a simpler time, creating a micro-world - as many pioneers did.
Although he doesn’t realise it, his life is a kind of poetry, with the beauty of love, nature, and sorrow as the themes - a ‘prose poem’, poetic about something as ordinary (or common) as building a life – marriage, toil, birth, death.
The style is gentle and evocative, and the story is, at the same time, humorous and sad, touching and poignant, affirming and happy, dreamy and warm.
The Alone Man is a simple story full of understated insights that will have deep emotional resonance with readers all over the world.
More on purchasing the book can be found at http://imaginalworks.googlepages.com, or if you're interested in the CD with me reading the story, contact me directly at ibgburns@optusnet.com.au.
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