For the May theme of Disasters, I read "The Torrent, Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley, January 2011" by Amanda Gearing.
This is a non fictional account of the terrible flooding disaster, based upon many interviews with survivors of the ordeal. It covers flooding from Spring Bluff right through to Grantham and then the rebuilding efforts.
I was so moved by how each individual did everything they could to help one another. Strangers, neighbours, everyone. It is sad, it is moving and it is gripping. I recommend it to others as a way to learn more about this ordeal.
Bianca
