Limberlost

Limberlost, Robbie Arnott's 3rd novel, moves away from the fantasy elements that made his first two novels such wonderful reads. This one is a life story of Ned as a youngster during the 2nd world war through to an older age dealing with his apple farm and married life in Tasmania and all of life's other issues. So simple a story that has been told before, but such is the ability of the author to take us deep into the mind of Ned that we hang onto the descriptive words written.

Yes it might be a well-worn tale of many that have lived a similar life, but be that as it may it is very well told and shows that Robbie Arnott is a very gifted writer. He could have written a book that was of saccharine sentimentally, but he told of good a life lived with charm.

Recommended to all that read Tasmanian literature.

Picked this up on an absolute whim and I was floored!!! I was not expecting to enjoy it so much and to be swept into the story with such ease. Written tenderly and structured with an expert flow between multiple timelines. It always feels incredible when I read a story with which I cannot relate at all, that is so different to my life, that somehow makes me feel as though I have lived a life inside of it. That's how this felt. 4.5 stars