MJ Cornwall is a former cartoonist, a persevering musician, writer, songwriter, a jack of all arts. Australian by birth, of distant Irish heritage, convicts and other. Born in Brisbane, grew up in Benalla, Mytrleford, Swan Hill, Mt Gambier and Adelaide. Six beloved sisters. Recovering Catholic. Looks upon what has been done to his long term home of Sydney over recent decades and weeps. Makes a living as a teacher. Uses the proceeds to fund researching and writing books. To Be Frank is his first book, Proby and Me is his latest.
A blistering, funny, funky, hardboiled yarn of the never-ending Sydney hustle. Peter Doyle I read the introductory paragraph and was spellbound. Like the story's narrator, I'd been abducted and Proby'd. Dave Graney