Goodreads asked Anthony W. Buirchell:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Anthony W. Buirchell My book Once Thrashed Always Lie follows the life of the youngest boy, Max, from my previous book Daintree Reflections. He was being groomed by his mother for priesthood when at nine his brother made him out to be a liar and blasphemer. A scary incident involving a crocodile left the siblings at loggerheads. The father called Max a liar and thrashed him badly causing an estrangement that had far reaching consequences.
The historical fiction is based on the true story that I found while researching my partner's ancestry that I have published in The Restless Danish Immigrants: The Johnson Family.

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