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'Two young Vietnam War veterans who fought on opposing sides return home, struggling to recover from their experience. A moving story of trauma, resilience and the challenging road to recovery.
'I am still moving despite the fact that this dreamed-up bastard Khan walks with me - no, he doesn't walk with me, he rises up to fire, has my life in his hands, my head in his sights, and that is the image of all images that I have somehow to lose.
'Johnny Shoebridge has just returned from fighting in the jungles of Vietnam. He no longer carries a weapon - only photos of the dead and a dread of the living.
'Pursued by a Viet Cong ghost-fighter called Khan, Johnny makes one last stand - knowing that if he cannot lay this spectre to rest, he will remain a prisoner of war for ever.
'Drawing on courage, loyalty and love, Johnny tries to find a way back from the nightmare of war to a sense of hope for the future.
'A deeply moving exploration of trauma and recovery.' (Publication summary)
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Well Read : The Lasting Wounds of Wartime
2016
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review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 May 2016; (p. 36)
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Review : Dreaming the Enemy
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , May 2016;
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Dreaming the Enemy by David Metzenthen
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , April 2016;
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Review : Dreaming the Enemy
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 31 no. 1 2016; (p. 42-43)
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Conscript’s Homecoming War Is Worthy of a Classroom Course
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 April 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Dreaming the Enemy 2016 single work novel
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Conscript’s Homecoming War Is Worthy of a Classroom Course
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 April 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Dreaming the Enemy 2016 single work novel -
Review : Dreaming the Enemy
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 31 no. 1 2016; (p. 42-43)
— Review of Dreaming the Enemy 2016 single work novel -
Dreaming the Enemy by David Metzenthen
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , April 2016;
— Review of Dreaming the Enemy 2016 single work novel -
Review : Dreaming the Enemy
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , May 2016;
— Review of Dreaming the Enemy 2016 single work novel -
Well Read : The Lasting Wounds of Wartime
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 May 2016; (p. 36)
— Review of Dreaming the Enemy 2016 single work novel -
David Metzenthen Talks about Dreaming the Enemy
2016
single work
essay
— Appears in: Reading Time , April 2016;