{"product_id":"currowan-a-story-of-a-fire-and-a-community-during-australias-worst-summer-by-bronwyn-adcock-9781760642747","title":"Currowan: A Story of a Fire and a Community During Australia's Worst Summer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn insider's account of surviving one of Australia's worst bushfires, and how we live with fire in a climate-changed world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the 2022 Walkley Book Award.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe gripping, deeply moving account of a terrifying fire - among the most ferocious Australia has ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A vivid and terrifying glimpse of not just our future but our present. Every Australian should read this book.' - Sophie Cunningham, author of \u003cem\u003eWarning: The Story of Cyclone Tracy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Vivid, visceral, adrenaline-filled, true- this is our mind-blowing new reality. \u003cem\u003eCurrowan\u003c\/em\u003e 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 prophecy.' - Jonica Newby, author of \u003cem\u003eBeyond Climate Grief\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46370396504300,"sku":"9781760642747","price":41.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23814413482814.jpg?v=1744807323","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/currowan-a-story-of-a-fire-and-a-community-during-australias-worst-summer-by-bronwyn-adcock-9781760642747","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}