W. J. Peasley

‘Peasley’s description of the events … is informative, compassionate, exciting and at times deeply moving.’
— Don Grant, Australian Book Review

‘The intriguing story of [the rescue of an elderly couple believed to be the last Australian nomads] and how they survived alone for the previous 30 years or so in the unrelenting western Gibson Desert region of WA, is fascinating reading.’
— Chris Walters, The West Australian

‘This is a most remarkable book about the recovery during the 1977 drought of an ailing Aboriginal nomadic couple, living in desert regions of Western Australia.’
— The National Times

W J Peasley 
was born in the central west of New South Wales and spent his boyhood on his father’s farm. While working as a flying doctor in Western Australia he developed a strong interest in Indigenous history.