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During his copious amount of travel, Rowe grew particularly interested in the storytellers he encountered, especially those who are able to embed us strongly in the soil of those places where their stories take root. Short Stories, Short Fiction Stories, Private Eye, Short Fiction, Single Mother, Victoria Australia, Single Mothers, The Soil, Travel Book
Short Stories
Short Fiction Stories
Private Eye
Short Fiction
Single Mother
Victoria Australia
Single Mothers
The Soil
Travel Book
Records of a Travel-worn Notebook
During his copious amount of travel, Rowe grew particularly interested in the storytellers he encountered, especially those who are able to embed us strongly in the soil of those places where their stories take root.
Northern Territory, Australia—a recovering alcoholic mail pilot crashes his plane in the desert with a bottle of gin on board. Bottle Of Gin, Recovering Alcoholic, Northern Territory Australia, Gin Bottles, Northern Territory, In The Desert, The Desert
Bottle Of Gin
Recovering Alcoholic
Northern Territory Australia
Gin Bottles
Northern Territory
In The Desert
The Desert
SIMON ROWE
Northern Territory, Australia—a recovering alcoholic mail pilot crashes his plane in the desert with a bottle of gin on board.
a flower with the words meet me under the plumberia tree
Plumeria Tree
Michael Morpurgo
Scary Animals
Fear Of Flying
Adventure Story
The Rev
Crash Course
SIMON ROWE
Bali, Indonesia—a waylaid business traveller becomes an unwitting audience for a Vietnam War veteran when he is forced to spend three days at a beach resort.
a black and white photo of a human skull with the words bones written on it
End Of World
Japanese Wife
Spice Island
Take Shelter
Tropical Storm
Bones
SIMON ROWE
Spice Islands, Indonesia—amidst a tropical storm, an Australian coconut planter takes shelter in a jungle cavern and discovers the answer to a mystery which has plagued his Japanese wife's dreams since the end of World War II.
a cup of coffee sitting on top of a white saucer
Rum
Spain
Andalusia
Southern Spain
A Group
SIMON ROWE
Andalusia, southern Spain—Coffee, rum, and an antique shotgun bring to the boil the suspicions of a group of barflies when a stranger enters their village cafe.
a book cover with the title good night para
Books
Reading
Night In
Good Night
Passenger
SIMON ROWE
On a hot June night in western Honshu, down-and-out call-girl driver, Papa Matsumoto, picks up a mysterious passenger in kimono. What he doesn't know is that his fate rests in her hands...
the cover of one night in tangier, with an image of a red and yellow box
Football
Curio Shop
First Night
Decorative Boxes
Soccer
SIMON ROWE
What could go wrong when a soccer-mad teenager is left in charge of his uncle's curio shop for a few hours?
the cover of a short story showing lanterns with chinese characters on them, in red and black
Osaka
Red Light District
Osaka Japan
Red Light
Tattoo Artist
SIMON ROWE
After discovering his deceased father's journal, a young tattoo artist ventures into a red light district in Osaka, Japan, seeking answers to his own existence.
On the dusty plains of central China's Henan province stands a small kung fu school with a big problem. It will take all the patience and persistence of its master to turn the conflict into a creative success. Kung Fu Master, The Girl Who, Kung Fu, Turn Ons
Kung Fu Master
The Girl Who
Kung Fu
Turn Ons
SIMON ROWE
On the dusty plains of central China's Henan province stands a small kung fu school with a big problem. It will take all the patience and persistence of its master to turn the conflict into a creative success.
a young man sitting on a fence next to a brown horse with the words, the hunting party
Hunting Party
Hunting
Cattle Station
The Hunting Party
Country Western
Western Australia
SIMON ROWE
Escarpment country, Western Australia—three cattle station hands and a city reporter embark on a journey across a desolate, timeless land in search of a notorious bull named "Big Barney". Their boss has given them a rifle with only three bullets.
the pilgrim by simon rowe is shown in front of a building with trees and benches
Small Island
Japan
SIMON ROWE
A fugitive disguises himself as a Buddhist pilgrim on a small island in Japan, only to realise that his fate rests in the hands of a novice monk.
a book cover with an image of a snake skin pattern and the words tuna steak
Python
Business Acumen
Tuna Steak
Tuna Steaks
Seaside Resort
Steak
SIMON ROWE
Bali, Indonesia—When an enormous python terrorises a seaside resort, only one man has the ability and business acumen to turn the problem into a tasty success.
When a Mexican resort town is besieged by seaweed, a canny restaurant waitress uses her wit to rid the scourge and have her husband released from prison. Mexican Resort, Mexican, Restaurant
Mexican Resort
Mexican
Restaurant
SIMON ROWE
When a Mexican resort town is besieged by seaweed, a canny restaurant waitress uses her wit to rid the scourge and have her husband released from prison.