The Australian Lagoon - Zylstra, John
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Against the backdrop of war-torn Indonesia struggling to free itself from colonial rule and Japanese dominance, a small boy sees his childhood blown to smithereens. Years later, now an adult with lingering complexities, Deventer returns to the land that had been a cause of much happiness as well as anguish. After an eventful political career, he is lost at sea, and just when he thinks everything is over, he comes to realize his only desire... A poignant tale of a confused individual looking for something to hold on to amidst the chaos, The Australian Lagoon is about dreams lost and found.

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Against the backdrop of war-torn Indonesia struggling to free itself from colonial rule and Japanese dominance, a small boy sees his childhood blown to smithereens. Years later, now an adult with lingering complexities, Deventer returns to the land that had been a cause of much happiness as well as anguish. After an eventful political career, he is lost at sea, and just when he thinks everything is over, he comes to realize his only desire... A poignant tale of a confused individual looking for something to hold on to amidst the chaos, The Australian Lagoon is about dreams lost and found.
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John Zylstra has been a farmer in northern Alberta for forty years and has been coaching other farmers in the trade for thirty years. He was encouraged by his wife to write a novel based on the seismic exploration business that employed his son, and after many years of dreaming, Seismic Trail was born. John writes from personal experience, having grown crops and raised livestock for many years and traveled across Canada, through the United States, and into Mexico. John has a BA in Philosophy and English, and a BSc in Agriculture. Seismic Trail is his first novel. The sequel, Seismic Valley, is in production. John continues to live on his farm in Northern Alberta with his wife and pets and barnyard animals.