"The Murray River Collection" is so called because all the stories are written about people who live on or near that long and grand waterway in the south east of Australia.

An observant eye and an understanding heart -- plus a gift for words—and in Ron Iddon we have a writer whose books deserve to sit on the same shelf as those earlier and loved Australian writers Henry Lawson and Alan Marshall.

Successful stories give you the feeling that they actually happened, or, to paraphrase Mark Twain, that they should have. This author seems to know all the events and all the characters in these stories so very well that it is as if they have emerged not so much from his imagination as from his own life.

A reviewer: "These are among the best Australian stories I have read. Ron Iddon's characters are authentically Australian and there is the right amount of tension in every story. He gets it so right" ( Stephen Harris, Tamworth, Australia ).

Reviewer No. 2: "What a wonderful collection of stories! I found myself drawn to each tale, reading with close attention and enjoyment -- then at the end of each, saying "Ah yes!", and savouring the after taste, like a fine wine." (Charles Stephens, Tumut, Australia).

The second book in the series is, "The Queensland Collection"