Merry-Go-Round in the Sea, The
Randolph Stow, Humphrey Bower
MP3 CD
(Bolinda Audio, June 1, 2017)
The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea allows us a precious glimpse into a simpler kind of childhood in a country that no longer exists.In 1941, Rob Coram is six. The war feels far removed from his world of aunties and cousins and the beautiful, dry landscape of Geraldton in Western Australia. But when his favorite, older cousin, Rick, leaves to join the army, the war takes a step closer.When Rick returns from the war several years later, he has changed and Rob feels betrayed. The old merry-go-round that represents Robβs dream of utopia (the security of his family and of the land that is his home) begins to disintegrate before his eyes.