Up Down Roads and a Field of Suitcases

by Hurricane Cruz

Overview

Adam, an Aussie journalist, has always had a penchant for the unpredictable and the chaotic. It is no wonder then, that among the many places he visits, he falls in love with a part of history - a beautiful old town in South India called Kochi, built in the era of the Dutch and Portuguese. An offer by his Australian publishing house to visit and research the culture of Kochi, whets his fascination to learn more of the town and its people, culture, literary standing and dialect. The offer paves the way to a journey that would lead to surprises, treasures, life changing decisions and long standing friends. Adam's passion for the wanderlust and his uncanny penchant for this little town and in particular, one house in it, leads him on a trip of discovery and commitment. Despite the judgement of his very clear headed friends, and adversity in all shape and form, will Adam fulfil his quest and prove that this was no freak accident after all?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781453565995
Publisher:	Xlibris AU
Publication date:	10/21/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	377 KB

About the Author

Born of Indian parents and with somewhat ambiguous mixed European origins, the author lived for a quarter of a century in Southern India. Completing an Economics degree in India, she dabbled in the Seafood and Clothing industries before the inevitable intervened - in the form of a beau and marriage! The author's imaginative albeit slightly eccentric mind was pre-disposed to the beckoning of a foreign land - to calling Australia home for two very compelling reasons. One was that the greater part of her family had already made Australia home. The second reason were the three 'premonitions' of travel that the author had through extended periods in her life, which made it abundantly clear that she would travel across the oceans to make a new land her home - one with undulating roads and wide open landscapes and fewer people! And so it was in 1993 after her final and third premonition that pictured her in a field filled with suitcases and where the land met the sea in a seamless panorama; with a marriage and a fashion career in the wings, she took her leave of one Southern Indian State called Kerala to travel to another - The Great Southern Land of Australia. It was a decision she never took for granted or regretted. Arguably also the land of opportunity (for someone born with a reasonably small&jaded silver spoon), the author soon sought out the many opportunities Australia had to offer sole trader, government employment, the domestic grind. Being somewhat charismatic and determined, the author wanted more and decided to try her hand at fulfilling her lifelong dream - of pursuing a career in writing. Today she is an aspiring author, is a mother to two, a carer to one, a colleague to many and a friend&confidant to few. She hopes to live in Australia for the term of her natural life and leaves weighty issues in the hands of the Almighty! The author today resides in Sydney with her husband of 17 years and counting, her two children and her extended human family, soon to be expanded with the addition of a furry, four legged persona, pending the weighty and oft forgotten discussion of the ongoing care of the animal after the initial adoration during the PPP (puppy pampering period).. The discussion is still open to debate...!