Better Reading Preview: Khaki Town by Judy Nunn

Better Reading Preview: Khaki Town by Judy Nunn

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                  Publisher details

                  Khaki Town
                  Author
                  Judy Nunn
                  Publisher
                  Penguin
                  Genres
                  Australian Fiction, Fiction
                  Released
                  20 October, 2020
                  ISBN
                  9780143795186

                  Synopsis

                  It seems to have happened overnight, Val thought. How extraordinary. We’ve become a khaki town.

                  It’s March 1942. Singapore has fallen. Darwin has been bombed. Australia is on the brink of being invaded by the Imperial Japanese Forces. And Val Callahan, publican of The Brown’s Bar in Townsville, could not be happier as she contemplates the fortune she’s making from lonely, thirsty soldiers.

                  Overnight the small Queensland city is transformed into the transport hub for 70,000 American and Australian soldiers destined for combat in the South Pacific. Barbed wire and gun emplacements cover the beaches. Historic buildings are commandeered. And the dance halls are in full swing with jazz, jitterbug and jive.

                  The Australian troops begrudge the confident, well-fed ‘Yanks’ who have taken over their town and their women. There’s growing conflict, too, within the American ranks, because black GIs are enjoying the absence of segregation. And the white GIs don't like it.

                  As racial violence explodes through the ranks of the military, a young United States Congressman, Lyndon Baines Johnson, is sent to Townsville by his president to investigate. ‘Keep a goddamned lid on it, Lyndon,’ he is told, ‘lest it explode in our faces …’ Judy Nunn’s exciting new novel, a no.1 bestseller, is inspired by a true wartime story that has remained a well-kept secret for over seventy years.

                  Judy Nunn
                  About the author

                  Judy Nunn

                  Judy Nunn’s career has been long, illustrious and multifaceted. After combining her internationally successful acting career with scriptwriting for television and radio, Judy decided in the 90s to turn her hand to prose. Her first three novels, The Glitter Game, Centre Stage and Araluen, set respectively in the worlds of television, theatre and film, became instant bestsellers, and the rest is history, quite literally in fact. She has since developed a love of writing Australian historically-based fiction and her fame as a novelist has spread rapidly throughout Europe where she is published in English, German, French, Dutch, Czech and Spanish. Her subsequent bestsellers, Kal, Beneath the Southern Cross, Territory, Pacific, Heritage, Floodtide, Maralinga,Tiger Men,Elianne, Spirits of the Ghan, Sanctuary and Khaki Town confirmed Judy’s position as one of Australia’s leading fiction writers. She has now sold over one million books in Australia alone. In 2015 Judy was made a Member of the Order of Australia for her "significant service to the performing arts as a scriptwriter and actor of stage and screen, and to literature as an author."

                  Books by Judy Nunn

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                  1. Christine Gilbert says:

                    Would love to do a preview of this book!

                  2. Deborah Bolam says:

                    Judy Nunn such a great author

                  3. Anna Loder says:

                    I would love to too

                  4. Sue says:

                    I have read all of Judy Nunns books and have purchased most of them.
                    Love her books!

                  5. Sue Hall says:

                    Yes please

                  6. Susan Moore says:

                    I’d love to review Judy Nunn’s new book. I’ve read some of her previous books and loved them (and they make good presents for my gal pals).

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                  8. Victoria Anderson says:

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                  9. Karren Sandercock says:

                    Yes please, I read and write reviews.

                  10. Judy Merrett says:

                    I look forward to Judy Nunn’s books every year!!

                  11. Merilyn Ciancotti says:

                    Currently enjoy reviewing books for Better Reading. This sounds like another excellent title.

                  12. Annette Dale says:

                    Please include me in the Reviewing team.

                  13. Aleisha kohler says:

                    This would be amazing

                  14. Chris Fairbairn says:

                    Yes please! I would love to preview Khaki Town

                  15. I always enjoy a Judy Nunn book and I especially love historical stories about Australia.

                  16. Tracy Grayson says:

                    I absolutely love Judy Nunn! I’d be honoured to preview her new book.

                  17. Margaret Armstrong says:

                    I have enjoyed all Judy Nunn’s books and am looking forward to read her next one.

                  18. Sue Mason says:

                    Love Judy Nunn as an author. Have read all of her books.

                  19. Like and enjoy her books they are based on facts that most general Aussies would never get to hear about. History along with a little fiction appeals to me

                  20. Lorraine Craven says:

                    I would love to read this book. Not just to enjoy a Judy Nunn book, but to learn more about our fascinating history.

                  21. Suzi Vincent says:

                    I would love to review Judy Nunn’s new book. I enjoy a book based on a true story so can’t wait to read it!

                  22. Cinzia says:

                    I would love to preview and review this book. I’m not sure how to sign up exactly so I hope this post is the correct way to vest my interest.

                  23. Margaret says:

                    Judy is beautiful woman and a great author, her work from beginning to end well you can’t put it down.

                  24. Sharon Harland says:

                    Love Judy’s book topics that give an interesting insight to events in Australian history

                  25. Maureen Allert says:

                    Have read all of Judys books and enjoy the immensely. The history in all of her books add another dimension.

                  26. Caroline Gunnulson says:

                    Love Judy Nunn books.

                  27. Alyssa says:

                    Would love to preview this book

                  28. Coral Dowling says:

                    I would love to read Judy’s latest story, I hope it will be as good as her others.

                  29. Sarah says:

                    Extremely interested in previewing and reviewing this book. I’m an avid reader and also enjoy writing

                  30. Elaine Kennedy says:

                    Ilove to read books, especially those based in Australia. I have read most of Judy Nunn’s previous books and this one looks very interesting.

                  31. Catherine Cavanagh says:

                    I have read all of Judy Nunn’s published books and attended a special event with Judy hosted by our local council some years back..”Elianne” was Judy’s latest book at that time. …big fan.

                  32. Kara Cubitt says:

                    Would love to review this book I have read all her books wonderful work

                  33. Jacinta Nimmo says:

                    I would love to read, and preview this book, as she is a wonderful writer, and I love to read her.

                  34. Angelynn Gill says:

                    I would love to read Judy Nunn’s book..

                  35. Angelynn Gill says:

                    I would love to read her latest book and review it.

                  36. Karen Vardon says:

                    I would love to review Judy’s new books. Her books are always a great read.

                    Thanks