From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle

Kate de Goldi

Nov 2015 · Bolinda · Narrated by David Vatousios

About this audiobook

Barney Kettle knew he would be a very famous film director one day, he just didn't know when that day would arrive. He was already an actual director – he'd made four fifteen-minute films – but so far only his schoolmates and the residents of the High Street had viewed them. Global fame was a little way off. It would come, though. Barney was certain about that ... So begins the manuscript written from the hospital bed of an unnamed man. He has written it over many months as he recovers from serious injuries sustained in a city-wide catastrophe. He has written so he can remember the street where he lived, home to a cavalcade of interesting people, singular shops, and curious stories. He has written so he can remember the summer before he was injured, the last days of a vanished world. Above all, he has written so he can remember the inimitable Barney Kettle, filmmaker, part-time dictator, questing brain, theatrical friend; a boy who loved to invent stories but found a real one under his nose; a boy who explored his neighbourhood with camera in hand and stumbled on a mystery that changed everything ... From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle is a beautiful story: big-hearted, richly entertaining, powerful.

About the author

Kate De Goldi is one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors. She has published a range of short stories, collections and novels for adults and children. De Goldi's novel The 10pm Question (2008) was published to critical acclaim both in New Zealand and overseas, quickly becoming an iconic piece of New Zealand literature. De Goldi has been extensively involved with numerous programmes, committees and organisations focused on creative writing, education and New Zealand literature.

David Vatousios graduated from the Arts Academy in Ballarat after three years of theatre-based acting training. He was involved in the VB ‘Raise a Glass’ Campaign and has toured secondary schools with a show depicting issues surrounding teenage boys. He has always loved reading and is thrilled that he can now do it professionally.