From bestselling author William McInnes, a book about the languid, unending holidays of summer; it's about going away and staying at home, about sunburn, seagulls, family and friends.

...skilfully constructed...insightful, understated and very funny - Sydney Morning Herald on THE LAUGHING CLOWNS THE MAKING OF MODERN AUSTRALIA is a ripper - THE CANBERRA TIMES William McInnes compels with the sheer delightfulness of his memoir, and with his fine ability to spin a damn funny yarn - Sunday Telegraph on A MAN'S GOT TO HAVE A HOBBY funny and clever - Daily Telegraph on THAT'D BE RIGHT A big-hearted novel with character - Sunday Telegraph on CRICKET KINGS It's all here, showing the author in a calm and satisfied position, able to find the joy in the mundane and the slightly absurd in the ordinary - Geelong Advertiser Told with his usual sense of humour, this will be of interest to holidaymakers of all ages - Illawarra Mercury

William McInnes is one of Australia's most popular writers, delighting readers with his memoirs A Man's Got to have a Hobby and That'd be Right, his novels Cricket Kings and The Laughing Clowns, and his insight into Australian life since the 1940s, written with Essential Media and Entertainment, The Making of Modern Australia. In 2011, with his wife Sarah Watt he co-wrote Worse Things Happen at Sea, which was named the best non-fiction title in the ABIA and the Indie Awards in 2012. Also an award-winning actor, William has won two Logies and an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Unfinished Sky. He received critical and public acclaim for his leading role in the film Look Both Ways, written and directed by Sarah Watt, and recently starred in the ABC television series The Time of Our Lives and Hello Birdie. William McInnes grew up in Queensland and now lives in Melbourne with his two children.