Summertime
Reflections on a Fractured Future
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Felicity Jurd
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I went and sat alone where Jimmy has been lying. It is way down in the bush. The light is soft, the air and the earth are cool, and the smell is of leaves and the river. I cannot presume to know what he is doing when he lies here, but it seems that he is taking himself back to an ecology not wrought by the terror of the fires, not fuelled by our violence on the earth. He is letting another earth heal him.
Philosopher Danielle Celermajer's story of Jimmy the pig caught the world's attention during the Black Summer of 2019-20.
Gathered here is that story and others written in the shadow of the bushfires that ravaged Australia. In the midst of the death and grief of animals, humans, trees and ecologies Celermajer asks us to look around - really look around - to become present to all beings who are living and dying through the loss of our shared home.
At once a howl in the forest and an elegy for a country's soul, these meditations are lyrical, profound and heartbreaking.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-04-2023
beautifully poetic, deeply sad
Despite its tragic topic I loved this book. They say that it’s only on the midst of the most difficult personal challenges that we can truly see ourselves and this memoir proved that - beautifully poetic, deeply sad and full of truth and pure emotion. One I will keep and read again!
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- Anonymous User
- 06-04-2021
Amazing book. a must read .
This beautiful book is a must to reconnect us back to what is important. The life of all that live on our planet. For us to be responsible not only for ourselves but for every living breathing creature.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-08-2022
Contemporary Australian literature from the author’s heart and soul.
A thoughtful, heartfelt eulogy to the importance of the natural world. A beautiful book, poetic in its ability to capture the feeling and essence of Danielle’s experience.
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