Currowan: A Story of a Fire and a Community During Australia's Worst Summer
Author: Adcock, Bronwyn
ISBN: 9781760642747
Publisher: Black Inc
Year first published: 20 Sep 2021
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
h3>An insider's account of surviving one of Australia's worst bushfires, and how we live with fire in a climate-changed world/h3>BR>BR>b>Winner of the 2022 Walkley Book Award./b>br>b>br>/b>b>The gripping, deeply moving account of a terrifying fire - among the most ferocious Australia has ever seen/b>br>br>b>'A vivid and terrifying glimpse of not just our future but our present. Every Australian should read this book.' -Sophie Cunningham, author of i>Warning- The Story of Cyclone Tracy/i>/b>br>br>The Currowan fire - ignited by a lightning strike in a remote forest and growing to engulf the New South Wales South Coast - was one of the most terrifying episodes of Australia's Black Summer. It burnt for seventy-four days, consuming nearly 5000 square kilometres of land, destroying well over 500 homes and leaving many people shattered.br>br>Bronwyn Adcock fled the inferno with her children. Her husband, fighting at the front, rang with a plea for help before his phone went dead, leaving her to fear- will he make it out alive?br>br>In i>Currowan/i>, Bronwyn tells her story and those of many others - what they saw, thought and felt as they battled a blaze of never-before-seen intensity. In the aftermath, there were questions- why were resources so few that many faced the flames alone? Why was there back-burning on a day of extreme fire danger? Why weren't we better prepared?br>br>i>Currowan /i>is a portrait of tragedy, survival and the power of community. Set against the backdrop of a nation in the grip of an intensifying crisis, this immersive account of a region facing disaster is a powerful glimpse into a new, more dangerous world - and how we build resilience.br>br>'Vivid, visceral, adrenaline-filled, true- this is our mind-blowing new reality. i>Currowan /i>is a throat-gripping, essential read for all Australians ... for all humans. Be prepared. This book reads like a thriller and will haunt like a prophesy.' -b>Jonica Newby, author of i>Beyond Climate Grief/i>/b>
ISBN: 9781760642747
Publisher: Black Inc
Year first published: 20 Sep 2021
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
h3>An insider's account of surviving one of Australia's worst bushfires, and how we live with fire in a climate-changed world/h3>BR>BR>b>Winner of the 2022 Walkley Book Award./b>br>b>br>/b>b>The gripping, deeply moving account of a terrifying fire - among the most ferocious Australia has ever seen/b>br>br>b>'A vivid and terrifying glimpse of not just our future but our present. Every Australian should read this book.' -Sophie Cunningham, author of i>Warning- The Story of Cyclone Tracy/i>/b>br>br>The Currowan fire - ignited by a lightning strike in a remote forest and growing to engulf the New South Wales South Coast - was one of the most terrifying episodes of Australia's Black Summer. It burnt for seventy-four days, consuming nearly 5000 square kilometres of land, destroying well over 500 homes and leaving many people shattered.br>br>Bronwyn Adcock fled the inferno with her children. Her husband, fighting at the front, rang with a plea for help before his phone went dead, leaving her to fear- will he make it out alive?br>br>In i>Currowan/i>, Bronwyn tells her story and those of many others - what they saw, thought and felt as they battled a blaze of never-before-seen intensity. In the aftermath, there were questions- why were resources so few that many faced the flames alone? Why was there back-burning on a day of extreme fire danger? Why weren't we better prepared?br>br>i>Currowan /i>is a portrait of tragedy, survival and the power of community. Set against the backdrop of a nation in the grip of an intensifying crisis, this immersive account of a region facing disaster is a powerful glimpse into a new, more dangerous world - and how we build resilience.br>br>'Vivid, visceral, adrenaline-filled, true- this is our mind-blowing new reality. i>Currowan /i>is a throat-gripping, essential read for all Australians ... for all humans. Be prepared. This book reads like a thriller and will haunt like a prophesy.' -b>Jonica Newby, author of i>Beyond Climate Grief/i>/b>
