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Holidays

By: William McInnes
Narrated by: William McInnes
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Written and read by best-selling Australian author and much-loved actor William McInnes, this is a story about our love affair with holidays.

It's about going away and staying at home. It's about the relaxing times you had as a kid, escapes you have with your children and the stories you hear from your friends.

It can be about a romantic sunset, the spare seat at breakfast being taken by an attractive stranger, a miraculous airline upgrade - or missing bags, unfortunate rashes and wrong turns that lead to places you definitely did not intend to go.

But most of all it's about being in your backyard in an aboveground pool, floating in circles, staring at the clouds as you go round and round and knowing as you float that life is sweet because you're on holidays.

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Critic Reviews

"Skillfully constructed...insightful, understated and very funny. ( Sydney Morning Herald on The Laughing Clowns)
" The Making of Modern Australia is a ripper." ( The Canberra Times)
"William McInnes compels with the sheer delightfulness of his memoir, and with his fine ability to spin a damn funny yarn." ( Sunday Telegraph on A Man's Got To Have a Hobby)
'"Funny and clever." ( Daily Telegraph on That'd Be Right)
"A big-hearted novel with character." ( Sunday Telegraph on Cricket Kings)
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I love the no b.s. style that William McInnes gives us in this audio book.
The reader is taken on a journey which for the most part is humorous, sometimes hilarious, but which also by way of contrast includes the addition of serious but gentle comments.
I thoroughly recommend this work.

A wonderful trip

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A wonderful escape. Took me back to the good old days. Funny and very Aussie.

Love the holidays!

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A wonderful recollection of life memories. I was amazed at Will’s recollection and the detail within it.

So many funny stories with a tint of nostalgia for us 50 something listeners.

A journey into a mix of humour, heartfelt feelings of family tradition and some touching moments that have shaped Wills’ being.

Thanks for sharing mate, a great listen!

Mick

An Aussie Literary Delight

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A rollicking story telling about holidays in general but if you come from Queensland Australia there are sections that really bought back wonderful memories.
William is an acute observer of human behaviour and can really manage to see the humour in things.

Bring back childhood memories

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Great book - kept laughing to myself the whole time. I grew up in Brisbane about the same time so I could relate to all of it.

Loved it

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As someone who grew up in Redcliffe in the 60s and 70s I knew all these places, attitudes and ways of life, I knew these people or people like them, I too loved the Dolphins; hope they kick ass in the NRL next year. Such a nostalgic and funny read: Hornibrook Highway, Scotts Point, Humpybong Primary, Redcliffe's status a sort of a holiday destination and did I mention the Dolphins.

William McInnes books feature funny episodes and quirky people, but they are always warm-hearted and fond treatments.

Good on Ya Reddy.

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William had not let us down. Love his family and friends tales of holidays. Can so relate. Good belly laugh material!! Thanks William.

Good family road trip listen

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Laughed till I cried....
then I cried.

What memories you do skillfully evoke. A craftsman.

WOW

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laugh out loud fun, memories of a SE Qld childhood in the suburbs. highly recommended

hilarious and heart warming

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What a great book, William Mcinnes is as good as always. Few books in my audible library get played more than once but I have enjoyed this three times now. Can't wait for another

excellent

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