The Godson / Guns 'N' Rose

Les Norton #4, #11

by Robert G. Barrett

277 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

G’day.
You’ve no doubt read a lot of things about me and my books over the years written by other people. Well, this is the truth. I grew up in Bondi in Sydney, Australia. I went to Bondi Beach Public School then on to Randwick Boys High. I left school at 14, did a few odd jobs then a trade as a butcher, mainly in the Eastern suburbs before finally working as a boner in various meatworks around the inner city with two trips to Ross River meatworks at Townsville, Queensland thrown in. I gave up boning after a hindquarter fell on me tearing the tendons in my right arm. I always liked writing letters and reading, so while I was on worker’s compensation I did three writing courses at the WEA, Worker’s Education Authority.

Robert died of cancer at his home in Terrigal, New South Wales.

Reviews

[Tracy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lacks any interesting storyline, is full of unnecessary detail on clothes and map directions and keeps alternating between calling the protagonist by his first and surname. Add in a narrator that sounds like he's taking a breath at the end of every line from the written version and it's a frustrating listen.