The Summertime of Our Dreams

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The Summertime of Our Dreamsis an unforgettable celebration of life, a hymn to the land, and a meditation on the memory and dreams of youth.

To be invited to walk beside a dying man, a good man, to be asked into his mind as its existence is counted down, to be offered his gaze into the abyss, to know another soul in the honesty of the deathbed. A privilege.

Here is a moving and unusual memoir by Michael Pascoe about his relationship with Jim, his friend since boarding school in Queensland, as he faces up to terminal illness. We see a group of friends as they meet occasionally to talk about their shared youth and their mortality. Eloquent, profound and sometimes funny, as mates can be with one another these encounters, as well as Michael and Jims correspondence about living, dying, memory and family will resonate deeply with readers.

The narrative is also a reflection on the authors own story from son of a country cop to one of Australias best-known journalists, taking the reader on a journey both literal and metaphorical as he drives north in his beloved Alfa Romeo, exploring along the way what it means to be a son and a father, how one ages and deals with ones own mortality.

We were just boys, forming bonds we didnt know existed until we dared reach for them and found them strong.

Praise for The Summertime of Our Dreams

A moving reflection on fatherhood and friendship from a life well and thoughtfully livedMike Carlton

Wise, tender, elegiac. A story about cars, rugby and travelling into country turns into a graceful eulogy for the secret codes of good men. Susan Johnson, author of From Where I Fell

Author Bio

Michael Pascoe is one of Australias most respected and experienced finance and economics commentators with nearly five decades in newspaper, broadcast and online journalism covering the full gamut of economic, business and finance issues. Hes most recognised through his many years spent reporting on business and finance on Channel 9 and 7, in addition to his past role as Contributing Editor for the Sydney Morning Herald and Age. Hes now Contributing Editor for TheNew Daily and a regular conference speaker and guest commentator on television and radio.