'Surely, that which makes a story collection meaningful has to be more than "craft". Skyglow could be distilled to its elements: stories eclectic in nature, each finely rendered; an evocation of place that makes me long for the Western Australian landscape and a Kimberely night sky. Yet at the core lies something pervasive: an uncomfortable truth, a tenderness that comes from knocking a deep bruise. Leslie Thiele's Skyglow grazes thwarted hopes, silent losses, the visceral skin of ordinary lives.'—Robyn Mundy, author of Wildlight and The Nature of Ice

Ray Jordan and Peter Forrestal, peel back the layers of this fascinating story to reveal men and women who, fifty years ago, risked the lot to pursue wine excellence in the special soils of the Margaret River region.