'I moved to the Blue Mountains late last year, just a few weeks before the bushfire crisis began its slow approach. For months we lived in fear, watching the landscape transform as we anticipated the arrival of the flames.' (Introduction)
'‘What made her qualified to help my boy? Could she be enough to help him tonight?’'
'This month, we take a peek into the writing routine of author Emily Clements, whose memoir The Lotus Eaters, a sharply written dissection of the patterns of blame and shame women can form around their bodies and relationships, is out now from Hardie Grant Books.' (Introduction)