The Tower Mill, by James Moloney
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I wondered suddenly what she was thinking and decided she was trying to love me, this son of hers in a school uniform she seemed to despise. It was as though she knew she had to love me, but didn't have the first clue how to go about it. In 1971 the South African Rugby team came to Australia. It was the apartheid era and young demonstrators gathered in protest. Near the iconic Tower Mill, a relic from convict days, they clashed with police. The events of that shocking night would reverberate for the next thirty years through the lives of Susan Kinnane and her son, Tom. When Susan returns home in 1988 for an inquiry into police corruption, she must confront a past she has never reconciled and a son she has never truly known. The Tower Mill is a story about anger and grief and the bond between mother and son. It's also the story about politics, when two decades of backroom deals and shady powerbrokers prompted an entire state to question what it valued.
The Tower Mill, by James Moloney- Published on: 2015-03-27
- Released on: 2015-03-27
- Format: Large Print
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.00" h x 1.00" w x 7.75" l, 1.66 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 440 pages
About the Author James Moloney is a former teacher and librarian, and the author of more than 30 books for children and young adults, including, "A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove," "Dougy," and "Gracey." He is the recipient of a Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The Tower Mill By Amazon Customer I am from Brisbane and the character of Susan is a year younger than me - I know where she lived, went to school and the many places mentioned in the book where she and Tom, her son, and the other characters lived and went about their lives. Of course, the Tower Mill protest is etched in my mind and, although I didn't attend this one, I did go on Peace Marches and Right to March marches later. This familiarity was both wonderful and strange - I think I am more used to reading material set in London and LA, rather than in my home town!Maloney certainly captures the times and the feelings of many Queenslanders of that era in Queensland and Australia. I did wonder, at times, if the backdrop of the political and social events of the 70s and 80s was a little contrived.I felt his characterisation of Susan was very unsympathetic and a somewhat 'cardboard cutout' of a feminist activist of the times. I thought that maybe he should have stuck to writing from Tom's perspective - Tom was a more fully rounded character. Perhaps gender is important when writing and I confess that I generally find women often build their characters more fully than many male writers. I also found the resolution at the end of the book a little neat and out of left field - dare I use the word 'contrived' again.Having said all that, I did enjoy the book and I certainly didn't find it difficult to read. My bookclub also enjoyed it, particularly one member of the group who had been at the Tower Mill that night.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Better than OK, but not great By Kate Oszko My main pleasure in reading this book was in being able to visit the main Brisbane sites where the important action happened. I finished the book sitting in the park right near the Old Windmill, just across the road from the Hotel. The 1970s are captured well. Moloney does a great job of capturing the era. A couple of characters are well drawn. For example, Tom is strong and well defined. On the other hand, Susan lacks depth and is unsympathetic until the end, which made the cynical part of me feel that it was a plot device. Moloney's prose style is easy to read and enjoyable, but overall I found the book unsatisfying because of the lack of depth and insight.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A bit dull By LESLEY A JERMAN Quite boring unless you are around John Bielke Peterson's government and the springbok demonstrations and even then it is quite dull
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