As a country stumbles toward maturity its people are forged in the crucible of its decisions. War changes even the best, physically, mentally and permanently.

Where can you find peace in peacetime and how do you pick up the pieces with only one arm? Pup’s story is one of inner city Melbourne and the battlefields of Vietnam.

It is a story of light, darkness and hope. Humour, horror and the mateship of monsters.

The fictional novel’s core message is: When we don’t learn from history we are doomed to repeat.’ PUP explores the stupidity and ugliness of war and the lives it changes. It is a love letter to Australia and particularly inner suburban Melbourne in the 1970s as it matures and loses a little of its innocence. A provoking and in-depth read that explores what could make a good man a monster and what might help a monster regain his humanity.

Paul Harvey is one of the most talented, diverse and accomplished illustrators in the country. Based in the inner-city suburb of Richmond with his wife and three kids, ‘Harv’ as he is known, has had work published in most newspapers and is a contributor to a diverse range of magazines including Golf Victoria for over 15 years. Paul is the author of Pup, his first novel.

This book was hand signed by Paul Harvey at his PUP Book launch at the Spread Eagle Hotel in Richmond on Tuesday the 27th of August 2024.