The Legacy of Old Gran Parks
Isobel Blackthorn
Dark Humor/Horror
Set in Cann River in Australia’s rugged southern wilderness, The Legacy of Old Gran Parks is a dark humor novel of a remote town haunted by a legacy, a legacy with ominous consequences.Â
It’s a warm evening in the autumn of 1983 when Miriam Forster rolls into town in her broken down car.Â
Frankie the deer hunter, is up in the forested hinterland with her gun. Old Pearl the fisherwoman sits on her front deck down by the lagoon with her whisky and her dog. And Emily, the English backpacker, scrubs out the pie-encrusted kitchen at the roadhouse.Â
All is not well. There’s a hoon doing donuts at the crossroads and screaming down the fire trails in the woods; a suspicious-looking city-slicker with two small children, squatting in Fred’s shack down by the lake; a beanie-headed gaunt guy convalescing at the lighthouse; and an acne festooned creature in the hotel room next to Miriam, thrashing about in the night.
Gran Parks is stirring. Who will survive? Who will get away? Who will stay?
Uncaged Review: A dark comedy set in Australia featuring a group of women and the daily challenges. They find themselves involved in or trouble. This book is quite gruesome in details at some parts of the story. Without giving too much of the story away I think you will become a big fan of these women but not agree with every choice they make. I did enjoy this story and would love this to be considered for a TV series or film. It’s very dark and enjoyable. Reviewed by Jennifer
5 Stars
