Hi, thank you so much for your interest. Beyond the Bukubuk Tree is inspired by an army volunteer doctor uncle I never met. It's set in Australia and Papua New Guinea, My whole heart went into it for five plus years. If you honot mr by getting it please let me know if you have any questions. I had a fantastic time in PNG doing site visits. Loretta Goldberg
I'm Australian so the war in the Pacific is literally close to home (my grandfathers didn’t serve there - one was a RAAF wireless operator in Broome and the other served in a tank division in North Africa and saw action at El Alamein - but I seem to recall great-uncles or other relatives may have? Must ask my parents!). The premise immediately caught my attention. I've now bought both books and look forward to reading them!
This is amazing! Thank you for telling me. I grew up in Melbourne and went back in November 2023 for the unveiling of the restored statue by C. webb Gilbert of Australian army doctor treating a soldier. It belongs the the Australian Medical Association. Around the banner are the names of 41 army doctors and 32 army doctors who died in WWI and II. Where are you?
This looks fascinating (book and documentary) - thank you! I looked Loretta Goldberg up and saw she has a novel set in PNG during World War II out as well which looks great, so I must get both.
I'm not sure I have a favourite spy or secret agent, but I've been perversely fascinated by the Cambridge Five for years - it's a classic "you could not make this up" scenario. They started out as idealistic uni students and, it seems, never quite shed that, even after doing tremendous damage and (for the three who defected) discovering the USSR wasn't the Utopian society they had convinced themselves it was.
I'm not fond of spy movies but Bridge of Spies was terrific. I've watched it several times. My husband and I sometimes turn into each other and say," would it make a difference?"
This book sounds like the nuanced, meticulously researched, and rich novels of Dorothy Dunnett, my all-time favorite historical novelist (The Lymond Chronicles and The House of Niccolo, 14 volumes).
I cannot claim to come to the topic of spying or spies with any of your deeper and complex considerations. In the early days of seeing the Bond movies, I enjoyed their glamour and intrigue, but eventually grew weary of the repeated formulae from which they were constructed. The one consideration of spies, however, that has stayed with me is wondering if you grew up in a culture where spying was intense (say, Romania in the 40s and 50s), does this have a lasting influence on how you interpret events in your neighborhood, village, country, the world???? Does it become automatic to always look over your shoulder?
Hi, thank you so much for your interest. Beyond the Bukubuk Tree is inspired by an army volunteer doctor uncle I never met. It's set in Australia and Papua New Guinea, My whole heart went into it for five plus years. If you honot mr by getting it please let me know if you have any questions. I had a fantastic time in PNG doing site visits. Loretta Goldberg
I'm Australian so the war in the Pacific is literally close to home (my grandfathers didn’t serve there - one was a RAAF wireless operator in Broome and the other served in a tank division in North Africa and saw action at El Alamein - but I seem to recall great-uncles or other relatives may have? Must ask my parents!). The premise immediately caught my attention. I've now bought both books and look forward to reading them!
This is amazing! Thank you for telling me. I grew up in Melbourne and went back in November 2023 for the unveiling of the restored statue by C. webb Gilbert of Australian army doctor treating a soldier. It belongs the the Australian Medical Association. Around the banner are the names of 41 army doctors and 32 army doctors who died in WWI and II. Where are you?
Outstanding review! And I want to check out the film too. Thank you!
This looks fascinating (book and documentary) - thank you! I looked Loretta Goldberg up and saw she has a novel set in PNG during World War II out as well which looks great, so I must get both.
I'm not sure I have a favourite spy or secret agent, but I've been perversely fascinated by the Cambridge Five for years - it's a classic "you could not make this up" scenario. They started out as idealistic uni students and, it seems, never quite shed that, even after doing tremendous damage and (for the three who defected) discovering the USSR wasn't the Utopian society they had convinced themselves it was.
I'm not fond of spy movies but Bridge of Spies was terrific. I've watched it several times. My husband and I sometimes turn into each other and say," would it make a difference?"
It's a great line--and perfectly delivered.
This book sounds like the nuanced, meticulously researched, and rich novels of Dorothy Dunnett, my all-time favorite historical novelist (The Lymond Chronicles and The House of Niccolo, 14 volumes).
Yes, I love the Lymond Chronicles which I read years ago. Thanks for reminding me how much I enjoyed them. May have to revisit.
I cannot claim to come to the topic of spying or spies with any of your deeper and complex considerations. In the early days of seeing the Bond movies, I enjoyed their glamour and intrigue, but eventually grew weary of the repeated formulae from which they were constructed. The one consideration of spies, however, that has stayed with me is wondering if you grew up in a culture where spying was intense (say, Romania in the 40s and 50s), does this have a lasting influence on how you interpret events in your neighborhood, village, country, the world???? Does it become automatic to always look over your shoulder?
Fascinating as always. And beautifully written