It is no mystery where Barry Crump gets his inspiration for his novels. Having read his autobiography, it is immediately obvious that they are mostly semi-autobiographical. He led an exciting life, as the blurb for this book states, he has tried his hand at most things.
He really is a New Zealand Legend, and you could do worse than spend a few hours reading this book. Billed as 'the first of a trilogy' was a bit ambitious, and didn't pan out for Crumpy, but it takes us from 1935 until 1992. He pa
It is no mystery where Barry Crump gets his inspiration for his novels. Having read his autobiography, it is immediately obvious that they are mostly semi-autobiographical. He led an exciting life, as the blurb for this book states, he has tried his hand at most things.
He really is a New Zealand Legend, and you could do worse than spend a few hours reading this book. Billed as 'the first of a trilogy' was a bit ambitious, and didn't pan out for Crumpy, but it takes us from 1935 until 1992. He passed away in 1996.
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