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Barry Heard

Barry Heard was conscripted in Australia’s first national-service ballot, and served in Vietnam as an infantryman and radio operator. After completing his national service, he returned home, where he found himself unable to settle down. He had ten different jobs in his first ten years back, worked as a teacher for a further ten years, and then held several mid-managerial posts before succumbing to a devastating breakdown due to severe post-traumatic stress disorder.

Since recovering, Barry has decided to concentrate on his writing. His short stories have received several prizes, including the Sir Edmund Herring Memorial Award and the Sir Weary Dunlop Prize. Barry’s books include the bestselling memoir Well Done, Those Men, its prequel, The View from Connor’s Hill, and the World War I novel Tag. He lives with his family in rural Victoria.

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The View From Connor’s Hill

RRP: $24.99 Pub date: 8 Jan 2019 Category: Autobiography: general Cover view

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Tag

RRP: $24.99 Pub date: 8 Jan 2019 Category: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Cover view

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Well Done, Those Men

RRP: $29.99 Pub date: 25 Jul 2012 Category: Biography: general Cover view

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Well Done, Those Men

RRP: $29.99 Pub date: 2 Apr 2007 Category: Biography: general Cover view