The English Visitor — David Menon

HE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS GETTING INTOPeter Cross decides to escape family traumas following the death of his father and flies out to Australia to get right away and try and find some peace.But in the affluent coastal community of Beachcliff, he meets Vicky, the owner of the small hotel where he stays, who is single Mum to her grown-up son Cameron who she will do absolutely anything for. Her best friend is Julia, who has all the money in the world but no man to share it with, Clarissa whose multi-millionaire husband doesn't know that she's fond of paying tradies in kind, Holly, who wants to publish the novel she's written but is constantly put down by her controlling husband, and Lucia who has everything except the children she craves. Her husband isn't that bothered and she suspects he plays away when he's at their flat in the Rocks area of Sydney.Then there's Brad, the lead singer of Australia's biggest rock band who are recording in Beachcliff at the studio owned by record producer Eddie. Eddie appears confident and assertive but he has a little devastating secret that he really must tell his darling daughter about one day. Brad becomes mates with Peter and falls for Vicky. The only thing he wants is the only thing he hasn't got - a decent relationship. But Vicky has her own reasons for not returning his feelings.Love and happiness intertwine with loss and tragedy with a bunch of characters who always try and do the right thing but don't always succeed.And through it all, will it be possible for Peter to find the peace he longs for in this corner of 'the lucky country?'SOME OF THE READERS REVIEWS FOR 'THE ENGLISH VISITOR'''A COMPLEX ANALYSIS OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS''''GRIPPING AND MOVING'''' A COMPELLING STORY OF LOVE AND LOSS''''GRIPPING STORY WITH REAL DEPTH''''HUMAN NATURE AT ITS BEST AND WORST''''GREAT CHARACTERISATION AND DETAIL'''HOW A VISITOR CHOOSES AN AUSTRALIAN LIFE''