"The name of the book is a bit unusual ... maybe a little unusual I say, it's called Shadow from barrel. It's only unusual at first glance and the theme of the novel is the upbringing of a group of older boys at the time of the Second World War, at a time when the situation is very complex and serious, when you have to grow up before your time, "says Bodo for SBS radio.
"This group of boys most often stayed in the uncle Steve's yard, who was a returnee from Argentina and who, on his return, brought with him an old turtle who lived in a barrel in his yard. Allegedly, a certain man said to him: "When you look into water where a turtle lives and you see your image, during the summer night and the full moon, you can see your fate..."
Book Launch on Saturday 5th May, address Toorak Uniting Church, 603 Toorak Rd.
