The Laughing Clowns

I enjoyed this very "nice" story The Laughing Clowns by William McInnes.  He is a very good writer with wit and humour, and emphasis the importance of "family".  Peter Kennedy lives in Melbourne with his wife and three children.  He is asked to go to his childhood town near Brisbane to secretly assess the potential for development of the local showgrounds.  Peter stays with his parents and meets up with his sister and brother and their partners, as well as some old school friends.  He sees how much the town has changed, but still has a strong sense of community.  He learns more about his father and how he memorialised his lost mates in the Korean War.  A lovely story. 31/2/5