The Road to Tralfamadore is Bathed in River Water - Hecke, Blaise van
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In the early 1970s, a single mother and her four children find themselves alone on the east coast of New South Wales. They join the 'Back to the Earth Movement' at the idyllic land known as 'Tralfamadore'. The family choose a spot on a hill bound by a river and creek, building a home using river stones and found objects. They sustain themselves on homegrown produce and fresh air. Blaise and her siblings, as well as children from the other homes scattered in the bush amongst nine dwellings, life is unrestrained and full of adventure. Eventually, many of the Tralfamadorians leave to become…mehr

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In the early 1970s, a single mother and her four children find themselves alone on the east coast of New South Wales. They join the 'Back to the Earth Movement' at the idyllic land known as 'Tralfamadore'. The family choose a spot on a hill bound by a river and creek, building a home using river stones and found objects. They sustain themselves on homegrown produce and fresh air. Blaise and her siblings, as well as children from the other homes scattered in the bush amongst nine dwellings, life is unrestrained and full of adventure. Eventually, many of the Tralfamadorians leave to become sannyassins as part of the Rajneesh Movement in India, wearing orange and changing their names, but not before they've brought a little Indian culture to the bush. Told in a series of ethereal vignettes, The Road to Tralfamadore is Bathed in River Water is a whimsical memoir that depicts a childhood full of both naïvety and wisdom during an era of radical social change.
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Born 17 February 1968, Blaise van Hecke spent much of her childhood on a commune on the south NSW coast and speaks with love and wonder about the magic of her childhood. She went from being barefoot to wearing a uniform and enduring rigid routines at an all-girl boarding school in Melbourne where she learned to be a 'young lady'.Books and storytelling have always been at the heart of everything she does. Through Busybird Publishing, she runs workshops teaching writers the art of storytelling, and has helped over seven hundred authors publish their books. She is a champion of helping people find their voice.Her story, 'Eleventh Summer', came second place in the biennial short story competition with the Society of Women Writers (Vic) in 2007, which has since been published in the anthology, 'Mud Puddles', and the anthology, 'Thirteen Stories'. She's had other stories that have been published in 'Blue Crow Magazine', '21D Magazine', 'Fellowship of Australian Writers', and '[untitled]'.Blaise is also the author of 'The Book Book: 12 Steps to Successful Publishing' and co-author of 'Self-Made: Real Australian Business Stories', and a contributor to the health-conscious series 'Healthy Body' and 'Healthy Mind'.In 2018, she published a collection of short stories as a memoir about her childhood, called 'The Road to Tralfamadore is Bathed in River Water'. She then published her memoir, '50 Days for Fifty Years: Walking the Camino de Santiago', about walking the Pilgrim's Trail.She first began work on this novel, 'The Colours of Ash', in 2007, and would routinely revisit it around taking care of her family, running a household, and managing her business, Busybird Publishing (www.busybird.com.au).It is her first novel.