The Curious Letters of Mervyn Mudal

Mr and Mrs Mudal have found life quite puzzling since their move to the Sunshine Coast. Having been farmers in Goondiwindi for most of their lives, their new more sophisticated life has been a challenge. Mervyn is not one to sit back and wonder, so he becomes a prolific letter writer. His letters explain the problems he and Mrs Mudal are experiencing and he demands explanations. He doesn’t waste time by writing to employees; all his complaints and queries are addressed to government heads, chiefs of industry, prominent celebrities and sporting personalities. He asks the Minister of Health whether the Noosa roundabouts may be causing the Mudals’ Insomnia. He suggests that his mother-in-law be employed to swim up and down Loch Ness for the tourists. He gives Michael Clarke advice on sledging and questions how many books he can download before his Kindle becomes too heavy to carry. He inquires whether Colonic Irrigation might be the best garden watering system and presents the Minister of Arts with some of his poetry, offering to become Australia’s first Poet Laureate. Author Biography: Neville Mills was born in South Africa at a very young age. In 1977 he and his wife, Merope, moved to England and four years later they settled in Sydney. He spent 27 years in executive recruitment in Johannesburg, London and Sydney and sold his company, Maxim Executive Search, in 2002, moving to Queensland in 2003. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Griffith University in 2007, majoring in writing. His first book The Humphrey Hatt Letters, was published in 1998 and re-printed in 2010. His first children’s book, Snowybright and the Eight Dwarfs was published in 2010. His second children’s book, Ralph, Buster and the World’s First Dogathlon was published in 2012. In 2009 he was considered for neither the Children’s Laureate Award nor the Booker Prize. He did however win the Under 11 Sack Race at his Primary School sports day.