IN THE STATE OF EXCITEMENT

<p>Fifty-two twisted tales each one named after a suburb in the Perth metropolitan area - this collection pierces the heart of our outdated Australian dream finding it hollower than it's ever been while providing hope for the nation in the turbulent century to come.</p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Surrounded by this much sand and sea in a city where stifling 40-degree days are considered the norm. And with an economy infrastructure and political system which rests largely on the whims of eastern states' bureaucrats stationed 3000 kilometres away - many of whom have never bothered to make the four-hour flight. All this can send a population literally to the edge. It can bring out the worst in people and occasionally the very best. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This collection of short stories from Perth Western Australia features a motley bunch of characters including bikies FIFOs murderers adulterers bigots terrorists lawyers screw-ups pro-surfers a guy who defecates visions of Jesus and some who make it in this Big Country Town along with many more who fall between its cracks. </span></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In the State of Excitement</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a short story collection showing a side of Perth that even those who've lived here all their lives have never experienced despite this madness lying right on their doorstep. </span></p>