At a rundown Municipal swimming pool, a bald, overweight, sixty year old swimming coach squints at the sky and dreams of his only son representing Australia in the Olympic Games…
And so begins the compelling and hilarious story of Max O’Bannion; a father, a veteran, a swim coach – and a real character!
Based around true events, this epic tale spans three decades and three continents. Full of love and loss and mayhem, Made In Australia is guaranteed to make you laugh and make you cry. If ever a book proves that blood is not always thicker than (chlorinated) water, this is it!

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Chris Kennedy is a well known Australian film maker. He has written, directed and produced four feature films.
His best known movie “Doing Time for Patsy Cline” opened the Sydney Film Festival, won the Australian Writer’s Guild Award for best original film script, and won the San Diego Film Festival Award for best original screenplay. It also received three Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards.
His movie ‘A Man’s Gotta Do’ won the audience-vote Zenith Award at the Montreal Film Festival.
Chris has twice received Australian Film Institute nominations for best original screenplay, and won numerous other writing and film making awards, both in Australia and overseas.
He lives in Sydney with his wife and three children.

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