Butcherbirds Cry at Midnight

<p>A family running a vineyard in the post-World War II era are in crisis. But why when the prosperous winery is world-renowned for its award-winning wine? </p><p><br></p><p>The Algie family are held in high esteem within the small Murray Valley town Howard and Elizabeth being pillars of society.</p><p><br></p><p>Yet all is not what it seems. Mother and daughter have a strained relationship; father and one of the sons are antagonistic to each other to the point of murderous intent; and the youngest child is introverted. What dark family secret lurks beneath the happy facade that is so carefully nurtured by Howard and Elizabeth? A secret so soul-destroying that hatred threatens to turn to murder-and madness.</p><p><br></p><p>It is a story that lurks in many towns and cities mostly hidden from prying eyes. It is a tale of truth denial and shame one where exposure affects every member of the family shattered lives that only time might mend.</p><p><br></p><p>It is a story of power and loss of stubborn disbelief at the expense of broken loyalties that leave victims without hope or trust at the edge of sanity.</p><p><br></p><p>The author's stage-play drama of the story was so confrontational that sections of audiences remained seated at the end to compose themselves.</p>