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A letter from Kelly Small.

Jul 5, 2019 | 7 comments

Dear Brett,

I wanted to write to you and thank you for writing Paradise and Jungle Deep. Both wonderful adventure stories that I found thoroughly engaging but also both novels mention important issues that should never be forgotten and need more public debate, the invasion of West Papua by Indonesia and the murder of the Balibo 5 and Roger East when Indonesia invaded East Timor.

Your historic notes in Paradise and The Jungle Deep are excellent. They brought both these terrible tragedies back to life for me and that is important as they should never be forgotten. How many people today are not even aware of what Indonesia did? I am sure if they were mentioned to the man in the street, they would be ignorant of both.

So well done Brett Wright for writing two wonderful works of fiction and for placing your historic notes at the end to bring public knowledge to people today and perhaps this will help bring about justice after all this time to the Balibo 5 and Roger East and help West Papua gain her independence.

Kelly Small.

7 Comments

  1. T. Parker
    T. Parker on July 5, 2019 at 10:45 am

    I’ve read both Paradise and The Jungle Deep and really enjoyed them both.
    Very different story lines from Paradise to The Jungle Deep
    Kept me guessing and turning the pages long after I should have gone to bed each night

  2. Carl
    Carl on July 5, 2019 at 10:55 am

    Couldn’t have said it better myself Kelly.
    Thanks for sharing Brett Wright.

    • Michael Rooney
      Michael Rooney on July 16, 2019 at 4:00 am

      Great story with wonderful characters. Really enjoyed the Jungle Deep.

  3. Carla Mitchell
    Carla Mitchell on July 5, 2019 at 10:57 am

    Thank you Brett Wright xo

  4. Megan Carroll
    Megan Carroll on July 6, 2019 at 3:42 am

    Thanks Brett Wright for putting this in your books.

  5. Trish
    Trish on July 6, 2019 at 3:45 am

    I recently finished The Jungle Deep and really enjoyed it too. I had never heard of Balibo Five. Such a sad thing to happen.

  6. Amanda Wallace
    Amanda Wallace on July 9, 2019 at 9:14 pm

    I saw the movie on the Balibo 5. Very good movie, well worth seeing.
    Enjoyed Paradise and have just purchased The Jungle Deep.