It is with great sadness that we have to report Jonathon passed away in December 2024, after a courageous battle against MND. May he Rest in Peace, and all at Book Reality pass on our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. 

 

The son of an Australian mother and a British Army officer, Jonathan Rush had an international upbringing, the most part of which was spent in Perth, Western Australia. 

 

He worked in the international construction industry, mainly in the Middle East, followed by a career in marketing and PR, magazine editing and freelance writing in Perth and London. 

 

A close family connection led to him reading the unpublished personal papers of Win Bisset and in due course writing A Remarkable Stillness. He found his research for the book in turn fascinating, depressing, joyful and ultimately uplifting. Dylan Thomas’ beautiful, sad words resonated deeply with him: ‘Though lovers be lost, love shall not. And death shall have no dominion.’ 

 

A Remarkable Stillness was published by West Australian publisher, Leschenault Press, in March 2024.