The Shadow in the Wind
Title: The Shadow in the Wind Author: Lazaros Zigomanis Price (Paperback): $20.00 Publication Date: 8 April 2019 Format: Paperback (198x129mm, 142 pages) ISBN Print: 978-0-6484789-0-4 Ebook: 978-1-925830-83-5 Category: Fiction There’s always hope. At six, almost seven, Keene can’t understand what’s wrong with Mum. She lies in bed in the spare room, wasting away, even though she’s hooked up to a bag that is meant to make her feel better. Dad describes Mum’s illness like ‘a darkness inside her’. But Keene’s sure something else is responsible. He’s sure it’s the shadow that’s killing her. So, one stormy day, Keene decides to go on an adventure into the bush with just…
The Next Work: Part I
Back in 2011, my sister in-law was battling cancer. I was in the Austin Hospital, awaiting surgery on a broken leg after being hit by a car. She was in another hospital, awaiting surgery on the removal of a tumour. She texted me and assured me that one day we’d take a walk in the park together. I marvelled – and have to this day marvelled – at her attitude: she was facing life-threatening surgery, while I had a broken leg. The following year as she continued her fight, I had other friends who had to face cancer in their lives. One friend had to deal with his partner developing…
