Hi Kevin.
Thank you for your review and comments about The Jacaranda Shadows. I'm glad you enjoyed the read and appreciated and understood Michael's transition progress. With regard to the date. This is one of the opening chapters to a saga which covers an ongoing time period. Michael's psyche needed to be established early on before the years jump and he becomes involved with other characters not yet introduced and their lives become intertwined as the saga continues.
Good luck with Away with the Fairies.
Ray