This lively collection of short stories covers a diverse
range of categories, including historical fiction as in ‘The Diggings
Are Silent’, contemporary humour as in ‘Tell It To The Marines’,
and gothic fantasy as in ‘The Boy’.
All stories are highly original
and succeed in amusing or shocking the reader. There is more than a hint
of larrikinism permeating the pages especially in the historical tales. The
contemporary stories highlight modern foibles while the fantasy stories are
confidently written with a strong touch of black humour.
All stories merge
to form a unique reading experience reflecting a highly individual author.
Because of the diversity of the stories in this collection, it will appeal
to fans of historical, humorous and fantasy titles. It is very Australian
in flavour and has an earthy quality that is sure to win many admirers.
Wendy Evans has been many things in her multi-dimentional career: English,
Art and Drama teacher; geologist; drama script-writer and producer; song-writer;
landscape Artist; journalist; ministerial policy advisor; and hospital
PR officer.
This wonderful diversity of life experiences is reflected in
the various themes in The Diggings Are Silent and Other Australian
Stories.
Wendy lives in Fremantle in West Australia and devotes herself to ‘writing
publishable novels’.
The Diggings Are Silent CD is the result
of an exciting collaboration between singer/composer Alan Ferguson and Wendy
Evans, who wrote the story that inspired the music on this CD.
The Diggings penetrates to the heart of miners and mining settlements in the sparsely
settled Pilbara region of Western Australia, capturing the time and place
with a warmth and empathy that will linger in your mind long after its haunting
words and final chords have sounded.
The music on this CD is very Australian in flavour and has a lyrical and foot-stomping
quality that is sure to win many admirers.
Alan Ferguson breathed in Celtic air and
music from his youth in Scotland and came to Australia intent on learning
all he
could
about his adopted country, its people and its ways.
He was the founding member
of several bands that played a breadth of Australian-Irish-Scottish music
in which he played a range of instruments from keyboard to drums, strings
and pipes.
But his voice is his greatest instrument, inspiring devotion from
all who hear him.
The Diggings Are Silent launch
