Western Australia is the focus of this gripping novel. The story follows the lives of May & Isaac affected by a full asbestos eradication process carried out by the Government's Asbestos Task Force. The ATF works tirelessly to eradicate all traces of the deadly mineral from towns, cities and suburbs and has reached Farmbridge an old pioneer town in the South West. Newly married May & Isaac, who plan to renovate their home an old Girl Guide Hall, experience the imminent threat of losing their home after receiving their fateful letter. Believing their home is not made from asbestos, the couple set out on a relentless quest to save the hall from demolition.
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ISBN-13
978-0-6457524-5-8 (9780645752458)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
In 2004 Helen Hagemann received a poetry mentorship award from the Australian Society of Authors studying with Jean Kent, a NSW poet. In 2008, she won a Macquarie/Varuna Longlines Poetry scholarship resulting in the publication of a chapbook Evangelyne & Other Poems published by the Australian Poetry Centre, Melbourne (2009). Her second collection of Arc & Shadow was published by Sunline Press, Cottesloe, WA (2013). Helen holds a Masters in Writing from Edith Cowan University, has taught prose and poetry in Fremantle in association with the OOTA Writers Inc., and has been accepted into writing residencies throughout the world. The Last Asbestos Town, a debut novel, is now published as a 2nd Edition through the imprint Oz.one Publishing.
