Big Road book launch

The Red Hill Publishing team is launching their latest book this week. It’s a memoir that will excite anyone with an interest in Papua New Guinea.

Titled Big Road and written by Bob Cleland, it is a memoir about life in the New Guinea Highlands in the 1950s. Bob was one of a team of young Australian patrol officers charged with a triple role encompassing magistrate, policeman and administrator, working with tribes that had previously settled disputes with axes and arrows. Bob was also one of the officers responsible for overseeing the building of the Highlands Highway – the ‘big road’ – that was carved out of the mountains using shovels, sweat and tenacity. It’s a very personal tale that paints a vivid picture of the Highlands and the mingling of two cultures.

The launch is open to anyone interested in PNG or remarkable memoirs in general. It’s being held on Tuesday 8 June from 6pm at Samsara Cafe – 20 Walsh Street, Milton, Brisbane.

RSVPs are ESSENTIAL; please reply no  later than June 7 to rsvp@redhill.me.