The Lake

Since 2020 when he published his latest book, The Lake : exploring a splendid sheet of water, we have been looking forward to a visit from local Author, Scott Bevan. Unfortunately Covid forced us to reschedule a couple of times.

Scott and his wife Jo were finally able to visit us at our group's meeting yesterday. It was definitely worth the wait.

Scott Bevan addressing our group

In the book Scott describes, in an easy to read conversational style, his circumnavigation by kayak around Lake Macquarie, a huge saltwater lake that is bigger than Sydney Harbour. At each location he visits Scott gives us a history of the area and its people and features of the natural and built environment. Into his narrative he weaves interviews with local characters and shares sad and silly stories.

Scott's background in broadcasting was evident as he so eloquently engaged the audience while sharing some vignettes from his book during presentation yesterday. There was no need for visuals to accompany this talk as Scott so richly painted pictures with his well chosen words. We are so grateful to Scott and Jo, for visiting us and sharing their passion for the life and people of our lake.

After his presentation Scott chatted with members willingly and signed copies of his books that were purchased including a copy of The Lake for our LMFHG library. 

Scott signing books 

This event provided a splendid finale to a year of learning at Lake Macquaarie Family History Group.

The Lake is recommended not only for those with a local interest but for those who would like to take a vicarious visit to our beautiful lake.

Many local bookstores and newsagents have copies of this book for sale.