Warwick
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A new face appears - not someone he knows - looks medical - hands touching - can't feel anything but excruciating pain - wants to tell her to stop - can't even groan - must be checking him over - pulling his eyes open wide - peering in with a light that feels like it's burning his retina away - peering in - what do you see in Willow - confusion - Willow doesn't know what to make of it - waste of time - stethoscope - makes more sense - find out if he's alive - no point trying to figure out a dead man's thoughts - mouths moving - no sounds - heard the kookaburra before and the crows - can't hear voices - didn't hear the cat - wonder if the cat spoke - maybe the cat is called Bradley - didn't hear his car - didn't hear any cars - stop shaking your fucking head it doesn't give anyone any confidence - now he's being moved - onto a stretcher - god it hurts - the stretcher is so soft - still hurts though - takes hours longer when it's happening to self - watch it happening to someone else - always looks so efficient - feels more comfortable - weird - still can't feel anything but pain - they keep stopping and doing things - mercy be, just get on with it - don't want to know what the headache is going to be like - someone's putting water on his lips - mercifully - but he can't feel it - can't swallow it - wonder if I'm going to remember all of this - any of this - will I remember the Clowns - Mrs Bradford - the sunny blue sky - the cat - leaning against the balustrade dozens of floors up - looking into the abyss - never forget the abyss - it's in every nightmare.
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About the Book
A clown arrives in a small outback town in the Darling Downs region of southeast Queensland. The fact that no one knows anything about this clown—who the clown is or where the clown came from—raises no concern in the community of Warwick, where parents struggling with the ravages of drought and other hardships are only too pleased to see their children have moments of joy, being entertained by new and unusual experiences. Only one man questions the clown’s credentials. What he ultimately uncovers goes beyond the natural concern a policeman has for his community when a statewide drug syndicate is found to be operating even in this remote community.
About the Author
This is not the first novel that Boby Beavers has written. It is, however, the first one he has published. After an administration career in both public service and large and international companies, the time came to turn a hobby into a new career. This novel represents a complete break with the past, yet it still expresses a deep love for the place and experiences of his childhood.