![]() ![]() I’m already impatiently waiting for Gary Lonesborough’s next book! I loved Jackson and Tomas, both distant and closed at first but opening up more and more, realizing they liked each other and could be themselves together, coming out at their own pace. The way he acts being with his girlfriend, the way he looks at a boy at a campsite, and the way he feels around Tomas, the Koori boy who’s staying over during the summer in his house. It’s palpable from the very beginning, even though it’s subtle. ![]() An author has a huge talent when they can describe everything so vividly in such a simple way. I’m writing this while watching a snowdrift outside, and still, I can feel this heat and see those surroundings as if I’m there myself. ![]() ![]() And yet there is tension like an undercurrent, a feeling of discomfort in the sweltering heat. Jackson, a Koori, swims in rivers and lakes with his friends and cousins, parties, and gets drunk. The writing is simple, and not much is happening it’s just a hot summer in Australia. That’s what happened to me while reading this story. Sometimes a book embraces me entirely and doesn’t let go. Ready When You Are is The Boy from the Mish ! Beautiful in simplicity, pure, and heartwarming! Such a fantastic debut about two First Nation Australian boys! ![]()
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