Hail and farewell!: An evocation of Gippsland

Chester Eagle's first book, takes us into East Gippsland in the 60's and traces the patterns of life in that small community in the far south east corner of Australia. Although posing as fiction, the real people are quite close to the surface. Indeed, many local identities were publicly outraged (but privately pleased) when they saw themselves in this book. But the book is more than a contemporary picture of life. As Chester explores the characters, the familiies and the dramas he uncovers their connections to the land and their connections to the past.