Francis Brabazon—Poet of the Silent Word
Ross Keating
Paperback, $25

This is the definitive biography of Baba's Australian Mandali member by Ross Keating. Francis wrote the book Baba said, "of all books it is second in importance to God Speaks" — Stay With God.

Francis Brabazon was responsible for bringing Baba to Australia — twice, in 1956 and 1958, both times building a house for Him to stay in.

Keating starts with Brabazon's humble beginnings as a farmer, through the 1930s when Francis was a budding artist and well-respected in the Australian art scene, and then takes us up to and beyond the 10 years he spent in Meherazad with Baba.

A scholarly treatise, but eminently readable.