Under the Same Sun

by Andy Kissane

The story of two young men from very different parts of Italy who migrate to Australia in the early 1950s, where they work on the Snowy Mountains scheme. Salvatore is from a middle-class, restaurant-owning family near Milan; Fabio is a peasant from an impoverished rural area in Italy's south.

Genres: Book Club

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Andy Kissane is originally from Melbourne and now lives in Sydney with his partner and daughter. He writes fiction and poetry and has published one novel and two collections of poetry. He has worked as an editor, a producer of audio books and has taught creative writing at four universities.

Reviews

[Carmel · Rating 4 out of 5]

People in a familiar place, become unfamiliar; in an unfamiliar place, which taunts, pushes, pulls, slaps and knocks them, and very gradually becomes home. I loved it.

[Julie Kleehammer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I sympathised and related to the characters, and loved the descriptions, especially of food, gardens and places. I had to do some googling on the snowy river scheme after reading this book. Educational as well as a great story. I will be looking out for more books by Andy Kissane.

[Jodi · Rating 3 out of 5]

02 October 2009 - a little hard to follow the story lines of the different characters. It pulled on the heart strings a little and made me reflect on all the people who have ended up in Australia over the years. Found the Snowy Mountain tunnel details interesting also.

[Maris · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok but kinda depressing and very sexual...