Australia

Amy said, "Hi Bonnie, Don't know if you are still running this challenge, but I just read a new book for Australia: The Voices by Susan Elderkin. Here is the link to my review."

In the remote, blood red dust of the Australian bush, thirteen-year-old Billy Saint turns to the stark landscape and mesmerizing spirits of the native Aborigines for the companionship he lacks at home. When he is befriended by Maisie, an enigmatic Aboriginal girl who has "sung him up," he slowly comes to realize that he is meddling with powers far beyond his control. Ten years later, Billy lies in a hospital bed, recovering from gruesome wounds of mysterious origin. Shifting between his hospital stay and the childhood that led him there, The Voices unfolds into a haunting exploration of the relationship between a white man, the land he loves, and the native spirits of the country struggling to be heard before they are lost forever.
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Thanks, Amy. Yes, I hope to continue this challenge a bit longer. Maybe this will explain my long absence from this blog. To everyone, please re-submit any book suggestions you've made that I failed to get posted.
Thanks,
~~~ Bonnie