Review

Peter FitzSimons shines light on life of Hubert Wilkins

By Michael McKernan
Updated November 19 2021 - 12:40pm, first published 9:00am
Sir George Hubert Wilkins taking a photograph in 1921. Picture: Getty
Sir George Hubert Wilkins taking a photograph in 1921. Picture: Getty

How does he do it? Last year I reviewed his book on Breaker Morant, which, I thought, was wonderful. Exactly 12 months later, Peter FitzSimons is in the bookshops again with a biography of Sir Hubert Wilkins. The Morant book took readers to the heart of war crimes; this book places us in the midst of scientists coming to terms with climate change. Big books, big themes, big ideas.

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