Looking at both sides of war

HEATHCOTE Library will host a talk by author Peter Mitchell on Thursday 30 October from 2pm to 3pm.

Mitchell will discuss his latest release Under the Same Moon: An Australian Battalion at War and a Family at Home.

“The story follows a family, their sons, and the men of the Victorian battalion they join, set against a bygone Australia during World War II,” said community library officer Hannah Thomson.

“Peter Mitchell has drawn extensively on family correspondence, private papers and oral history in this work of creative non-fiction, reflecting his passion for history.

“Under the Same Moon tells the story of a family, their sons, and the men of the Victorian battalion they join, set against the backdrop of a bygone Australia during World War Two.

“It is as much about the families left behind in Melbourne and life on the home front as it is about the lives of boyhood friends who went to war.”

Mitchell is a lawyer by training and was a partner in a major law firm.

For many years he ran a regional non-profit organisation, based in Singapore. His passion is history.

He grew up listening to his father and his friends regularly talk about their wartime experiences and has read extensively.

“Book sales and signings will be available after the author talk,” said Ms Thomson.

Bookings are appreciated and can be made online at ncgrl.vic.gov.au/events or by calling the Heathcote Library on 54333734.