Johno – Narrative – Non Fiction – True Crime – A story of hope, good and evil and reckoning with the past.

In the aftermath of the Second World War, a seven-year-old boy should be walking to school in Scotland. Instead, he’s deported to Australia.

Trapped in a world of anger and violence, Johno hopes to find a policeman who will help, but life has other plans.

After years of denial by governments and cover-up by institutions, Johno slowly unravels the lies and deceit of his childhood.

A true and compelling child migrant story taking place over eight decades. Set against the backdrop of a brutal institution, an isolated farm, the Vietnam War, a chance of love with a hippie and a fight for justice.

Exploitation, war, cruelty and incredible kindness. A celebration of human endurance, Johno is ultimately a story of hope in humanity that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page.

Johno ISBN 9781923105911 is due to be published in by Hawkeye Publishing on 9th September 2026.