{"product_id":"currowan-bronwyn-adcock-9781760642747","title":"Currowan: The story of a fire and a community during Australia's worst summer","description":"A moving insider's account of surviving one of Australia's worst bushfires - and how we live with fire in a climate-changed world\u003cp\u003eThe gripping, deeply moving account of a terrifying fire - among the most ferocious Australia has ever seen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBronwyn 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCurrowan\u003c\/em\u003e, 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCurrowan\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bronwyn Adcock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760642746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760642747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.64d","brand":"Bronwyn Adcock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44254915035391,"sku":"9781760642747","price":24.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da7a6e4d-8268-49b2-8336-aca187840518.jpg?v=1694615063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/currowan-bronwyn-adcock-9781760642747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}