5 minutes with ... Peter FitzSimons
FRIDAY 10 NOV, 2017
The best part of writing Burke and Wills was …
Discovering just how bountiful the documentation on it was, how rich and varied the stories, and how they all meshed together to make this extraordinary Australian saga. When I began, I frankly didn’t quite get just why the story has entranced successive generations of Australians. I get it now!
In three words Burke and Wills is …
Compelling Australian drama.
When I’m not writing I …
Am fomenting revolution, with the Australian Republic Movement.
The book that changed my life was …
Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Knocked me out. I had no idea that literature could be so absorbing.
The next Australian story I want to tell is …
A secret at the moment – but it’s a story that’s even better than Burke & Wills!
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Burke and Wills - Peter FitzSimons
The iconic Australian exploration story - brought to life by Peter FitzSimons, Australia's storyteller.
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