The Snowing and Greening of Thomas Passmore

Something strange is happening to Thomas Passmore.

Waking from a warm Australian beach, he finds himself at Heathrow Airport on a winter’s morning, but can’t remember getting there.

Haunted by his father’s suicide, his mother’s rejection and by increasingly vivid dreams of Kate Hainley, his first love, Thomas’s bizarre journey takes him into a world where one man’s struggle to live again is as timeless as the battle of the seasons.

Journeying from present-day Australia to a Britain that is largely shaped by his dreams, memories and imaginings, this is a quirky and magical tale of loss, love and learning to live.

This is a re-edited and revised edition, and includes chapter head-piece illustrations by the author.

Author Biography

Paul Burman was born in Northamptonshire, England, but emigrated to Australia with his wife and two children in 1989. He has worked a number of jobs – in shops, gardens, warehouses and factories – but spent many years teaching English, literature and drama to secondary school students before quitting to write, paint, grow fruit and vegetables, and occasionally make furniture. His novels, short stories, poems and articles have been published in Britain and Australia, and his plays have been performed both locally and further afield. He currently lives in Port Fairy on the south-west coast of Victoria. www.paulburman.net