A Caravan Like a Canary by Sasha Wasley

 

What an absolutely wonderful book.   

Tara and her brother Zac  have received a final wish from their Mother who is in a hospice, in the top end of Australia, and whom only has a couple of months left to live, it is for them both to go on a road trip together to deliver to her, her canary yellow caravan.   It is a road trip that Tara and Zac had done previously, over 15 years prior with their Mum and their sister Sunny also.    

Tara is extremely hesitant, it is an extremely busy time at work for her, with the announcement of a police raid occurring within the next two weeks, which would require all hands on deck.  Tara is also in the process of moving into her Nan's house, the caravan also requires a lot of work to be done mechanically and to the body to make it road worthy and registered.

Tara is the steady rock, to her carefree, thrill seeking younger brother Zac.  She has always been there for him, when he needed bailing out from the trouble he constantly managed to get himself into.  The two of them have always been extremely close, despite their differences in personality types.

Tara however  is a scientist, for the police forensic labs in Perth.  She has worked hard all her life, put her head down and studied.  She has saved money, by being scrupulous,  she would take her own vegemite sandwiches for lunch whilst her colleagues, ate out, she would stay home on weekends instead of going to bars, or movies, or shopping for clothes etc. 

The road trip with the Canary Yellow Caravan, is one of adventure and excitement, but also comes with suspense and fear.  They are on a journey of self discovery, as both siblings learn more about each others personal lives and discover new things about themselves.

They are followed and threatened by a motor cycle gang, and are running for their lives from this threat.  

If found this book outstanding.   Once I started reading, I found it really difficult to put down.

Thankyou to Pantera Press and Better Reading for providing me with this Advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

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5 Stars: It was amazing. It was compelling, entertaining and moving and often complex. I will definitely want to read more books by this author