Book about overt racism and unconscious bias tests the claim that Australia is the most successful multicultural country in the world

'The Frankston Train' by Jeremy Wohlers is set for a new marketing campaign

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Sep 25, 2019, 02:00 ET

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Australia's former Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, often boasted that Australia is "the most successful multicultural society in the world." "The Frankston Train" (published by Xlibris AU in December 2018) is a satire about overt racism that challenges this smug assertion. For more details about the book, please visit https://www.amazon.com/Frankston-Train-Jeremy-Wohlers/dp/198450343X.

The book follows the misadventures of a true denizen of 'Franghanistan', Neeley Glasscock. His First World complacency is shattered when he is embroiled in that quintessentially Australian public disturbance, a racist rant on public transport. The videos of this deplorable episode go viral. All those involved become instant celebrities. Neeley's employer, a payday lender, tries to exploit Neeley's 15 minutes of fame. However, chaos ensues when Neeley devises a devious plan to punish his employer's cynicism and atone for his moral turpitude.

Throughout the world, there has been a resurgence of right-wing populism, peddling ideas that once were thought discredited. The times they are a-changin'; a Trump presidency is no longer a Simpson's nightmare, Boris Johnson has taken possession of Number 10, and even in Australia the resilience of One Nation, which thrives on creating irrational fear, are proof enough that the lunatic fringe has become mainstream.

"The Frankston Train" is a timely reminder of white society's myopia. After all, those who do not experience racial vilification can hardly speak for those who do.

"The Frankston Train"
By Jeremy Wohlers
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 262 pages | ISBN 9781984503435
E-Book | 262 pages | ISBN 9781984503442
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the Author
Jeremy Wohlers was born in 1959. He grew up in Australia. He worked as a secondary school teacher in rural Matabeleland North from 1982 to 2002. While in Zimbabwe, he wrote feature articles for The Bulawayo Chronicle and The Sunday News. After returning to Australia, he worked as a teacher in a training institution for disengaged youth. Wohlers has written three books set in Zimbabwe: "People of Skies," "The Field of Bones" and "Zimbabwean Tales" (short stories).

SOURCE XlibrisAU