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Jason Versus the Thing Vanessa Lynne Overview Deep in the forest, a long time ago in Gondwanaland, something began to grow. Over time as continents separated and the first peoples flourished in Noongar Boodja land, the thing kept growing and growing. Animals and birds used it as their nesting place. The first peoples camped in its shade and recorded their stories on its sides. Children climbed on it and slid down it. When white settlers ploughed the land and displaced the first peoples, the Thing was left where it sat. By now it was too big to move. That is until Brown and Brown Developments Pty Ltd, bought the land where the Thing sat and Jason Brown made it his aim in life to demolish it. As he tries to go about his business demolishing the Thing, he is thwarted at every turn not only by the good folk of Grevillia, but seemingly by the Thing itself. What is it about the Thing that brings out playfulness and joy? Why does Summa, the young crystal shop owner, suddenly change from the nicest person you could ever meet into Jason's nemesis, tormenting him with her bizarre insults? Refusing to give up on his development dream, Jason and an old school friend hatch a plan to destroy the Thing in the most dramatic way possible. All the plans are in place and the future of the Thing is on the line. The good folk of Grevillia are equally determined to save the Thing, even if it means a little subterfuge and a lot of meetings. When the whole town is against Jason, Magda, the large and talkative B and B owner sees something in him that no one else does. Jason Brown, developer, in his knock-off designer suits, shiny SUV, social awkwardness and troubled past learns important lessons about love and acceptance in the most unlikely way. Jason Versus the Thing is a story of transformation, love and a bit of magic.