Facing the Flame (The Matilda Saga, #7)

Name: Facing the Flame (The Matilda Saga, #7)
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jackie French
ISBN: 9781460783146

Author: Jackie French

Series: Matilda Saga #7

Narrator: Edwina Wren

Unabridged: 8 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 08/01/2020

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Regional Stories, Sagas, Small Town & Rural

Synopsis

'Gripping, emotional and moving'-- New Idea
There have been fires before, but not like this. In 1978, as the hot wind howls and the grass dries, all who live at Gibber's Creek know their land can burn. But when you love your land, you fight for it. For Jed Kelly, an even more menacing danger looms: a man from her past determined to destroy her. Finding herself alone, trapped and desperate to save her unborn child, Jed's only choice is to flee - into the flames. Heartbreaking and powerful, Facing the Flame celebrates the triumph of courage and community, and a love for the land so deep that not even bushfire can erode it.

PRAISE'The perfect read for anyone who loves immersing themselves in Australian fiction. Gripping, emotional and moving, Facing the Flame is a great book to curl up with on a warm spring night.' -- New Idea

About Jackie French

Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016, Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi, to her much-loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. 'A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda - on December 08, 2017

*[URL not allowed] Jackie French, the author of Facing the Flame, is a national treasure. She is an author of an extensive range of books, across a variety of genres. I know her work best through her children’s picture books that I have read both to my children and my kindergarten......more

Goodreads review by Dale on April 26, 2021

Four and a half stars The year is 1978, a time of severe drought that poses a threat to all who live at Gibber’s Creek. For Jed Kelly it is not just the threat of bush fires that is the problem as a figure from her past re-emerges. How did he find her? And what does he want with her? As well as Jed,......more

Goodreads review by Julie on November 21, 2017

I received an advanced reading copy of this book. Jackie French certainly knows Australia and the country. This is another excellent story about our country and the people who live within it. Facing the Flames is a book about many individuals who make up a community. It is about the ways in which thos......more

Goodreads review by Maya on December 26, 2021

this book is so real the plot gives me anxiety......more

Goodreads review by Susan on April 10, 2022

I think this book equals "To Love A Sunburnt Country" in narrative power. Jackie French's description of battling a bushfire put me in a place where I could feel the heat, smell the smoke, hear the crackle of burning trees and cries from injured animals. Written before the 2019 bushfires, I am sure......more