The journey continues . . .Following the events of Racing the Wild: A Journey of Freedom and Friendship - finalist in the Able Golden Book Awards for Best Fiction and named one of DeMode Magazine's Seven Best Book of 2025 - Chris's story takes a new turn.Fifteen-year-old Chris arrives in Sydney to get to know his father Michael, only to find himself surrounded by unfamiliar faces: Michael's wife Amber, their lively young daughter Skye, and Elise, a vindictive aunt whose complicated family casts long shadows.In this uneasy world, Chris discovers fragile friendships but also stumbles into webs of judgement and deception. Between rodeos, dirt bikes, and the clang of junk-metal sculptures, he pushed himself to prove his worth - perhaps even to himself.But the wild terrain of South Western Sydney has its own trials, and when Chris is driven to his limits, he must reckon not only with the harshness of the world around him, but with the turmoil within: loyalty, pain, and a quiet hunger for redemption.Of Judgement and Deception is a powerful story of resilience and reckoning - about breaking free from the weight of the past, and the slow, fierce courage it takes to choose who you will become. Rosanna Andrea Feeken is an artist, author, school teacher and mother of two who currently lives in Melbourne, Australia. She has travelled extensively in the Australian bushland and knows the country intimately through numerous camping trips and bushwalks. Her experience with animals includes working at an animal park, owning and training dogs and horses, and working with racehorses. Rosanna has had several articles published about a range of topics over the past twenty years, in particular about art, animals and teaching. Racing the Wild is her first novel, and the first of a series of three about Chris and his brothers.
