XAVIER HERBERT DISCOVERED

Some   English  friends  who  once  lived  in  Darwin  are  now  holidaying in France in their camper van  at  a  pleasant site next  to  a  pool  in  Pontorson , Normandy . Before  they  left  England ,  an Australian  book  they  had  not  read was plucked from the  bookcase to read  along  the way -  Xavier Herbert's 1938  Sesqui-Centenary  award winning  novel Capricornia, which is about the  Northern Territory . Their  appraisal  of  the  novel : What a  fantastic book! And what a wonderful writer ! At some time soon  this blog plans to launch the serialised  biography  of   Xavier  Herbert.