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The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire | Chloe Hooper

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This audio was SO GOOD❣️😭😭😭
The Black Saturday Bush Fires were horrific in nature and destruction and yet I‘m not sure if justice was really served. This story is heartbreaking for all involved; victims, attorneys, family, detectives, and perpetrator. Chloe Hooper has written a beautiful, fully detailed account of that devastating day ~ Saturday, February 7, 2009. Highly recommend
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squirrelbrain Sounds great - stacked! 4y

squirrelbrain Oh dear, I appear to have bought a copy! I thought my hubby might like it as he loved this one recently.

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LeeRHarry I bawled my eyes out in this one - that day is still so vivid in my memory, so awful, the eerie sunrises and the ever presence of smoke in the city for days and the trauma of all the loss. Chloe Hooper did a great job. 4y

Cinfhen I bought the book too @squirrelbrain but I‘m glad I found the audio on #Scribd 🙌🏻and I totally forgot about your tagged book. Thanks for the reminder. Into my #TBRnotebook it goes😄 4y

Cinfhen I can‘t even begin to imagine what that most have been like @LeeRHarry I sobbed a few times while reading this book....so heartbreaking 💔😭😭😭 4y

LeeRHarry @Cinfhen one of my colleagues lost friends who were housesitting in Kinglake at the time, so many truly sad stories. Her other non fiction book is excellent too - I‘m forever spruiking that one on Litsy!

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Cinfhen I just went searching for that book @LeeRHarry and #scribd has it!!! I‘ll definitely be reading it. 4y

squirrelbrain That one sounds great too @LeeRHarry - stacked. 4y

Lizpixie I‘m so happy it was a hit for you too. Bushfire season is always a devestating time here in Australia with naturally occurring fires (usually lightning strikes)but it seems so much worse when they‘re deliberately lit. A sad story for all involved🔥💔 (edited) 4y

Hooked_on_books This has been on my TBR for a while, but I haven‘t been able to get an audio copy of it. Libro.fm has it, but it‘s locked in the US. I look forward to finally reading it whenever I can track it down. 4y

Cinfhen It was a #kindledeal a few months back @Hooked_on_books if I come across it again I‘ll tag u. I listened via #scribd / I‘m sure it‘s just as good in print but there is something soothing about an Australian accent 💜 4y

Cinfhen I remember when u first posted about this book @Lizpixie those images really stayed with me 💔 4y

Cinfhen Would this book be too upsetting for your dad @Centique ??Because as a reader of NF it‘s really beautifully written/ full of factual information but told with tremendous compassion 4y

Hooked_on_books I definitely love an Aussie accent! 😍 4y

Centique @Cinfhen I was thinking that this would be a good one for him too! Does it dwell on any children suffering? He will struggle if it does. Hard to cover this subject without being upsetting though. I will definitely read it. 4y

Cinfhen No, @Centique but it does discuss the taunting and bullying that the perpetrator faced during his childhood and into adulthood 😢💔The book is REALLY EXCELLENT 4y

Centique @Cinfhen we will try it then! 😘 4y

Cinfhen Ohhh, im excited to hear what dad thinks 😁although I need to prepare myself in case he thinks it‘s rubbish 😂😂😂 @Centique (edited) 4y

Centique @Cinfhen 😂😂 you just never know! 4y

Reviewsbylola How does it compare to another great arsonist, Tonya? 😬😂

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Cinfhen I thought this book was BETTER than crazy T @Reviewsbylola I genuinely felt for the arsonist 😔try the audio, soothing Aussie accent 4y

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