Kelleher received a teaching degree in Africa and has taught in Africa, New Zealand and Australia.

He spent the next twenty years travelling and studying in Africa, before moving to New Zealand. But all this matters little the story is the important thing, and it is told in a straightforward and vigorous style that holds the interest even when the courage and skill of the two boys and their grown-up friends, and the succession of hairbreadth escapes, would otherwise seem just a little too good to be true. Victor was born in London and moved to Africa with his parents, at the age of fifteen. It was joint winner of the Childrens Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1959. Their ship founders and they are set upon by a group of desperate men.Ī reviewer for The Canberra Times found that nowhere 'is there anything specially Australian about the people or the setting except for one mention of 'eucalyptus' trees and some description of early Sydney it might all be happening anywhere. Sea Menace (1958) is a novel for children by Australian author John Gunn, illustrated by Brian Keogh. Plot outline Īt the time when William Bligh was Governor of New South Wales, young Paul Harris, his cousin and uncle, journey from London to Sydney to farm in New South Wales. It was joint winner of the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1959. It is about a boy called Derin who is on a quest to find his. Sea Menace (1958) is a novel for children by Australian author John Gunn, illustrated by Brian Keogh. Victor Kellehers Master of the Grove is a great fantasy, with similarities to Earthsea novels.

Master of the Grove by Victor Kelleher