“Evocative” and “heartfelt” (The Sunday Age), The Ghost At The Wedding is Shirley Walker’s award-winning true story of the impact of two world wars on one family.
The young Aussie men of 1914 couldn’t wait to set off for battle. Their sisters and wives coped as best as they could, raising the children and grieving for the dead. These shattered women bore more sons to replace those lost – boys who were just the right age to fight World War II.
Grittily accurate, The Ghost At The Wedding boasts the emotional power of a novel. Here is a book whose sorrow is redeemed by astonishing beauty and spirit.
The Hobart Mercury called it: “A poignant family war memoir, a tragic love story and a rare literary accomplishment”.