While in Darkness There Is Light

Idealism and Tragedy on an Australian Commune

Discover the riveting tale of youthful idealism, adventure, and survival with "Rosebud Farm: The Journey of Young Idealists" by Louella Bryant, skillfully narrated by Butch Bryant. This gripping audiobook takes you back to 1970, where a group of young American ex-pats from wealthy families abandons their conventional lives to establish an ideal society at Rosebud Farm in Far North Queensland.

Join Charlie Dean, a headstrong resident of the farm, as he decides to leave the comforts of his new home to explore Southeast Asia. What starts as a journey of self-discovery quickly turns into a harrowing ordeal when Charlie and his Australian companion are captured by Laotian communists and held in a brutal rainforest prison camp. Despite the Dean family's desperate efforts, the young men face unimaginable consequences.

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Amazing narration!

Though the story is not my usual nonfiction type, the book was well written and the narrator was very captivating. Overall, I enjoyed learning about Rosebud farm, as well as some interesting information about how people reacted to events in the 70s.