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I am first generation Australian with English/Irish forebears and the youngest of three children, born in Brisbane, Australia.
Soon after graduating as a ladies hairdresser, I acquired my own business. During this time I travelled to the United Kingdom and eventually sold my business which I ran for nine years. Leaving Brisbane, I married and moved to a thirty acre property in the country north of Brisbane. My wife and I travelled twice to India, learning much about Eastern culture and religion.
Eventually returning to Brisbane, I started a new career in the disability sector of the Health industry. Never particularly interested in sports, I have followed more creative and artistic pursuits and became a champion creative stitcher. Always interested in spirituality, I realized that I could put some of the skills and knowledge I had gained to good use through the written word. My India experience was the main thrust for my first book, ‘When Shepherds Dream’.
I extend my thanks first and foremost to Ocean Reeve, Kaya Edwards, the graphic designers, and all the team at InHouse Publishing. InHouse Publishing is the magic that opened the door for me and helped turn a dream into a reality.
Thanks also to Samantha Tidy of ‘Storytorch Consulting’, and Wendy Millgate of ‘Wendy and Words’. Thank you to Surendra Prasad for his response to my queries and Raj Sharma for his advice on Indian custom and culture.
Friends and family who believe in you mean a lot in a writing venture, and I have been blessed with support in both areas. I will always have fond memories of the part you have all played in fulfilling my dream of publishing When Shepherds Dream.
Reviewed by Romuald Dzemo for Readers' Favorite
When Shepherds Dream: The Flight of the Shepherd Kings by Peter Stuart is a masterpiece, a mesmerizing and epic tale of a man’s pursuit of his dream, a tale packed with manifold lessons of courage, love, brotherhood, and the quest for self-actualization... What does it take to become a Shepherd King? It is the question that haunts the young Sandhu, a small boy who has just become a shepherd boy alongside Shonti, but before he finds the answer, his life is turned upside-down when he is accused of murder and narrowly escapes being sentenced to death, instead being condemned to life imprisonment. The young boy has no hope of a future, less of becoming a Shepherd King, but his despair dissipates when the real criminal shows up and Sandhu becomes a free man once more. But what happens next is a journey of initiation that will quicken the breath in readers and make their hearts pound faster.
Peter Stuart’s prose is flawless, poetic, and highly descriptive. From the very first page, the reader is captivated by the vivid picture of the setting, the region that “… holds the same fascination as a glistening soap bubble floating upon the invisible ether.” When Shepherds Dream is a work of great imagination and skill, the plot is intelligently conceived and masterfully executed, laced with intense action and suspense. A story that starts with a “scene” having a secret already signals the beginning of a promise, but the author fulfills that promise beyond expectations. Apart from the beauty of the language and the powerful plot lines, the author has created exciting characters and a setting that will forever tease the imagination of readers. It is impossible to read When Shepherds Dream without feeling like part of the story. Brace yourself for breathtaking action and entertainment that will take quite a long time to forget. The setting, the plot, the characters all had me enthralled.
