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June I read the fourth book in the 'Lunch With' series "Lunch with a Soldier", The subject of this review is number three in the series I also have number two! I noted in my review in June that at times I thought the writing was a little contrived, and that I couldn't really imagine four elderly gents in a cafe in suburban Australian actually having a conversation such as that recorded by the author.
But, on the other hand, the author is damn fine story teller, which of course does forgive many a little niggle,

So how does this one, number three, compare In a word, outstanding, Fantastic story telling, very believable and real characters, plenty of action, danger, fear, courage, hope, endurance, loyalty and above all love, Like the other novels in the series, the narration moves between the present the weekly lunch dates of Milos, Neil, Ramon and Lucius and the past, in this case Milos' story.
As with number four book, there are a few twists and turns, which for me, seemed to make a great deal more sense than they did in Neil's story, the subject of number four book.


So, in this novel of nearlypages, which by the way you will race through because you won't want to put it down, Milos narrates the story of Milos, his brother Tibor, and young friend Gabrielle who is loved by both Milos and Tibor but whose heart belongs to Tibor.
It is, and Hilter and his machine have their sights set on world domination including Hungary where these two Jewish families are about to have their worlds turned upside down.


This is a corker of a story, an absolute page turner, Brilliant for a holiday read, or a wet weekend, Better get myself started on number two, Goodreads has appeared to deleted a good chunk of my old reviews, Weirdo.

I don't remember much about this book, other than it had a reasonably engaging story and I finished it fairly quickly.
Written by an Australian author, it uses a fairly common story within a story technique to good effect, I thought this book excellent, It added much depth to my knowledge and understanding of the sheer inhumanity of man toward other men as applied to the terrible affairs in Hungary, etc.
, in and after thend World War,
A nicely written and historically credible work of fiction about life in Hungary for two brothers of Jewish origins during and after thend World War.
Highly recommended. I am loving these books every time I pick one up, This one is also centred around the Holocaust so I left it for a few books from the last one about Mussolini just so I could have a break! Expertly, the author draws his story with a different perspective.
This time Hungary is the country and

we learn about its history and people through the eyes of Tibor, Milos and Gabi.
Just an enthralling read, I can't recommend them highly enough, Great book Well written easy to read, Great series Absolutely loved this book, Looking forward to reading theothers in the series, An absolute must read!! Once again Ramon, Lucio, Milos and Neil gather at Gancio's restaurant to share lunch and their mutual passion for storytelling.
It is Neil's turn to take to the floor but instead Milos demands the right to take precedence, He has no choice, he says, his story has already been too long awaiting the telling,

As the story unfolds his friends are horrified to learn the reason for his urgency,

This is a novel with a huge range and scope, set within a real historical landscape populated by figures like Adolf Eichmann and the Hungarian and Russian secret police a story of survival which begins in Hungary but seeks its conclusion in Australia.
A good, fastpaced read about life in Hungary for Jews during and after thend World War, with the underlying horrors of the Nazi death camps always there, but coupled with lots of action surrounding Tibor, Milos the storyteller and Gabi, three survivors.
The only big mistake is that the author has orthodox Jews eating pork before, during and after the war, Maybe they would have has to do so during the hours of the war in order to survive, but if they ever did so, it would have been with distaste and revulsion, which is not evident in the tale.
Derek was born in London in Juneabout the same time Hitler thought London was a great place to send his Vflying bombs.
At the age of four he convinced his parents to emigrate and spent the next sixteen years in Auckland being called a Pommy and a wimp for playing soccer and not rugby.
His first published short story appeared in his grammar school yearbook, Equipped with a million ideas for novels he approached the leading national newspaper for a traineeship and was told he was too undisciplined approached publishers and was told he was too young approached an advertising agency and was welcomed into their embrace they knew a fast, facile, fashionably glib mind when they saw one.
His talent took him London in the sixties where his q Derek was born in London in Juneabout the same time Hitler thought London was a great place to send his Vflying bombs.
At the age of four he convinced his parents to emigrate and spent the next sixteen years in Auckland being called a Pommy and a wimp for playing soccer and not rugby.
His first published short story appeared in his grammar school yearbook, Equipped with a million ideas for novels he approached the leading national newspaper for a traineeship and was told he was too undisciplined approached publishers and was told he was too young approached an advertising agency and was welcomed into their embrace they knew a fast, facile, fashionably glib mind when they saw one.
His talent took him London in the sixties where his quirky style and commercial instincts brought a rapid rise through the ranks to the countrys top advertising agency, accumulating many international awards along the way.
Derek was lured to Australia by the usual inducements money, sunshine, money, lifestyle, money, etc and spent the next twenty five years doing ads and wishing he was writing novels instead.
About the time Bryce Courtenay wrote The Power of One and Peter Carey wrote Bliss, Derek and his partners sold their advertising agency and three years later he was free to pursue his true writing ambitions.
Having spent a lifetime reducing masses of information to less thanwords or thirty seconds of TV time, working in exactly the opposite direction did not come easy.
An idea for a novel can be written on a folded napkin, What follows takes thousands of tablecloths, One day over lunch Derek had the bright idea of breaking his novel down into easily managed bite sized pieces and so the idea for the Lunch series was born.
Lunch with the Generals became an instant bestseller in Australasia and was sold into Britain, Scandinavia, France and Germany, Lunch with Mussolini followed but it was Sole Survivor that piqued American interest, Simon and Schuster decided to publish an American edition and Kennedy Marshall Sixth Sense, Snow Falling on Cedars bought the rights to the movie on behalf of Disney in a US,deal.
Three weeks before the movie was due to go into production, shooting began on Castaway with Tom Hanks, Two movies about a man on an island surrounded by salt water was deemed one too many, and Sole Survivor the movie bit the dust.
How typical of Hollywood to choose to make the wrong movie, Derek has subsequently published a further five novels and three collections of short stories, but nothing quite as quirky or funny as his latest novel, A Man You Can Bank On.
Derek is married, has two grown up children and lives most of the time in Avalon on Pittwater, and some of the time in Doonan on Queenslands Sunshine Coast.
Kingfish, salmon, bonito, bream and flathead live just outside his back door and the surf rises a short walk from the front door.
Someone had to have this life and Derek is just so glad that someone is him, sitelink.