Miles Franklin Literary Award finalist John Hughes hits the road to his Hunter past in his new novel

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September 26 2021 - 7:00am
HOMETOWN: Award-winning author John Hughes, photographed in 2020, overlooking Vincent Street, Cessnock, where he grew up and has drawn inspiration for his writing. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
HOMETOWN: Award-winning author John Hughes, photographed in 2020, overlooking Vincent Street, Cessnock, where he grew up and has drawn inspiration for his writing. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

FOR many years, John Hughes would drive to Port Stephens, but for him the pleasure lay as much in the journey as it did in the destination.

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Scott Bevan is a senior writer for The Newcastle Herald. He has also worked in radio and television and is the author of six books.

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