Without Warning. One Woman's Story Of Surviving Black Saturday

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2010
Edition: First Edition

Description: 229 pages. Ex-Library. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: ‘Wed fought fires before and won - in many ways its a part of life, here in the bush, so you make sure youre prepared. But as I watched the cars melting, our ancient ash tree torn up by the roots and the air itself on fire, it occurred to me that we might lose this fight. It occurred to me that today I might die. Jane OConnor and husband Sean moved to Kinglake, 65 kilometres northeast of Melbourne, 16 years ago. They were drawn by the lush native bush, the space to raise their beloved animals, and the close-knit community. On Saturday 7 February 2009, Jane and her family were sweltering through one of the hottest summer days on record, listening with concern to reports of fires sweeping through Kilmore and Wandong, 50 kilometres to their east and - according to the reports - heading south. But as the clouds of smoke loomed closer, and became tinged with a colour that from experience heralded danger, they realised that the fire was in fact heading towards them. But by then it was too late to evacuate; they were trapped as the firestorm swept towards them, obliterating everything in its ferocious path. Without Warning details the horrifying events of that day as Jane and her family fought for their lives in the face Australias worst natural disaster. It details how they survived the day and the immediate aftermath, living in a landscape of death before emergency crews could reach them. Lucky to be alive, they then had to grapple with the grief and destruction of their community, and find a way to survive the even longer journey of recovery and rebuilding.

ISBN: 9781740668477