Burnt out / Marguerite Hann Syme.

By:

Hann Syme, Marguerite, 1949-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Norwood, S. Aust. : Omnibus, 2001.Description: 128 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

186291401X

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

823.3 21

Contents:

Subject: On Ash Wednesday, 16 February 1983, much of the Adelaide Hills was destroyed by bushfires. One particular family lost everything they owned and their lives were changed forever. This is a real story, retold as fiction. The writing conveys with agonising immediacy the experience of devastation and loss.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Schools Collection	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	823.3 HAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		010334324

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Paint the setting -- Mould the characters -- Christmas Day 1982 -- Changes -- Fire day : 16 February 1983 -- After the news -- First night -- Cam's story -- Charity -- Wanting to be normal -- Going home -- Speaking for Cam -- Tension -- Let the colours run.

On Ash Wednesday, 16 February 1983, much of the Adelaide Hills was destroyed by bushfires. One particular family lost everything they owned and their lives were changed forever. This is a real story, retold as fiction. The writing conveys with agonising immediacy the experience of devastation and loss.

For children aged 11+.

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