A review by jocelyn_sp
The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally

3.0

I have put down [b:Grog : a bottled history of Australia's first 30 years|31430728|Grog a bottled history of Australia's first 30 years|Tom Gilling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1470979906l/31430728._SY75_.jpg|52126076] because I wanted better story-telling, and coincidentally (?) chose this to read next. That was fun, because a lot of the story was fresh in my mind as history, and I enjoyed seeing it used so faithfully in fiction. I also really enjoyed the joy Ralph got from being a stage manager, and the vivid portrait of H.E. (aka His Excellency Arthur Phillip)