Survivor Guilt

By Janet Meade

"Ask not for whom the bell tolls . . ."
"Survivor Guilt" is a short memoir about my experiences in the 2009 bushfires, which are now known as Black Saturday. Facing trauma of such magnitude forces you to rethink your priorities, and led to me writing "Tipping Point". Life is precious and fragile - we do not always have warning that our world will plunged into holocaust.
The bonus story "My love is like a rose garden", contemplates love and persistence.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Janet Meade
• Release date: Jun 25, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301748952

Janet Meade

I was born and raised in the suburbs of Melbourne, but my love of the Australian bush is part of the reason I now live beyond the fringes of the city. I have two daughters and a son (who all grew up one day when I blinked) but I haven't been able to consider having another pet since Spud died. We live in a community affected by the Black Saturday bushfires. You have to look for the silver linings - but my son doesn't agree with me that the destruction of his childhood plastic-crap collection falls into that category. When I hear of another community, somewhere in the world, that has been affected by yet another extreme natural disaster (symptomatic of our damaged climate) my heart bleeds for them.

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Survivor Guilt

by Janet Meade

Copyright 2013 Janet Meade

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Table of Contents

Survivor Guilt

My love is like a rose garden

Survivor Guilt

What’s your story?

Ang was at home, defending, while Pete was out on the fire truck. She heard the roar of hell approaching. She doesn’t think she’d be here if the wind hadn’t changed.

Hazel was lucky. A friend just happened to be there to help her when the fire swept through Strathewen.

Me? I ran. I’m terrified of fire.