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Title: Port Arthur: A Story of Strength and Courage by Margaret Scott ISBN: 0-09-183521-6 Publisher: Random House (Australia) Pub. Date: January, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: Heartfelt
Comment: Events at Port Arthur struck to the emotional core of Australians. A year after, Margaret Scott, acclaimed poet and resident of the area of Tasmania where the tragic events took place, has written a wonderful testament to the people of the Tasman peninsula whose lives were irrevocably changed. Thirty-five lives were lost on a beautiful, golden autumn day (28 April, 1996). Countless more lives were touched and affected in the most profound of ways.

I can't imagine a better person to write a book such as this. Scott's profound humanity and lyrical abilities are a real tribute to the people involved, from the families and loved ones of victims to the trauma doctors and nurses working far away from the scene in Hobart.

Never maudlin, never saccharine sweet or cloying, and not seeking to focus on the shock-horror value of the story, the book is personal and warm.

I bought this book after a visit to the Port Arthur historical site, and it book makes an invaluable contribution to the poignancy of a visit to this most special of places in Australian history (it was a 19th century convict penal settlement, with many ghost stories to tell before the 1996 tragedy.