Mondays
Now that I’ve gotten up a good head of steam, I’m going to settle in for the long haul and just post on Mondays. This week’s Monday post is Falter Tom and the Water Boy. Hope to see you here on future Mondays!
Falter Tom and the Water Boy (1959)
Maurice Duggan was an important figure in New Zealand’s mid-century literary scene, known mostly for short stories. Falter Tom and the Water Boy was his one children’s novel. Falter Tom is an old sailor, nick-named for his game leg (Duggan himself lost a leg in early adulthood), who lives in a cabin in a small… Read more Falter Tom and the Water Boy (1959)