Fragments of the Sky

<p><strong>Raymond Moult-Spiers an eccentric Australian artist and WWII veteran writes to the author claiming to be a long-lost relative. Intrigued the young Julie replies sparking decades of correspondence. </strong></p><p>Raymond's letters are extraordinary but enigmatic leaving only a fragmented picture of Raymond's tumultuous childhood as an orphan his harrowing experiences as a soldier and prisoner of war during WWII and his years as a reclusive artist on Stradbroke Island. Twenty years after Raymond's mysterious death Julie is reunited with a briefcase of his letters and paintings. She begins to research her elusive great-uncle piecing together the traumas that shaped his life and his art and ultimately discovering his war diaries his poetry and his hidden children.</p><p>What emerges is a poignant exploration of identity legacy and the lasting echoes of war and creativity across generations.</p>