Bringing Home The Ashes

Following the death of Australian Graham Pleasance in England Barry Paterson travels from Tasmania with his wife and sister-in-law to bring his friends ashes back to his childhood home via a European river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest. Graham had always fancied going on one so now in a way he would. In Basingstoke England crematorium worker and part-time underworld courier Kresnik Begovic is looking for a chance to set things right after a failed delivery. When the burly Bosnian refugee encounters the mild-mannered Tasmanian retiree at a Basingstoke funeral parlour their fates become intertwined. Has somebody interfered with the small oak casket that Barry is carrying in his back-pack and is he really bringing home the ashes of his mate? A gentle romp through three continents and many countries Bringing Home the Ashes is a delightful tale of family friends and unforeseen fortunes.