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.