Out of the Forest : The

true story of a recluse

 By
Gregory Smith
Random House Australia
 What makes a man turn his back on society? What makes him
return?

For years a man calling himself Will Power lived in near-total

isolation in northern New South Wales, foraging for food, eating
bats and occasionally trading for produce.

But who was this mysterious man who roamed the forest and knew
all of its secrets and riddles? Some people thought he might be
Jesus. Others feared he was a more sinister figure.

The truth was that he was neither miraculous nor malevolent, but he
was, most certainly, gifted. And when he finally emerged from the
forest, emaciated and close to death, he was determined to reclaim
his real name and 'give society another chance'.

Today, Dr Gregory Peel Smith, who left school at the age of

fourteen, has a PhD and teaches in the Social Sciences at university.
His profoundly touching and uplifting memoir is at once a unique
insight into how far off track a life can go and powerful reminder
that we can all find our way back if we pause for a moment in the
heart of the forest.

Random House Australia

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