AustLit

'In 1964 Michael Lamond was ten years old and surfing was the last thing on his mind. He lived a dull and stifling existence on a sugar cane farm in remote North Queensland and until his parents bought a holiday house on the coast he had no idea at all what life had to offer. During the family's first summer holiday a sequence of events was triggered that would forever change and influence Michael's life. Through new found friendships he soon discovered a natural affinity with the ocean that allowed him to do things on a surfboard that no-one else had ever imagined possible.' (Publication summary)