To The Wild Sky
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: damage to jacket around spine with top of jacket spine/back missing. otherwise structural.
A gripping work of Australian young adult survival fiction, To the Wild Sky chronicles the harrowing ordeal of six children who are left to fend for themselves after their pilot suffers a fatal heart attack mid-flight, forcing them to crash-land on a remote and unforgiving stretch of the Australian coastline. Ivan Southall masterfully builds tension with each passing chapter, illustrating the psychological and physical toll that isolation, hunger, and fear exact on a group of young people wholly unprepared for survival. The novel presents its characters with unflinching honesty — their panic, selfishness, and moments of courage rendered with raw authenticity — making it far more than a simple adventure story. Southall argues, through the unfolding crisis, that resilience is not a given but something painfully forged under pressure, and his spare, urgent prose keeps readers breathlessly turning pages. First published in 1967, this landmark of Australian children's literature remains a powerful and thought-provoking read for young adults and adults alike.
Author: Ivan Southall
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Angus and Robertson
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: damage to jacket around spine with top of jacket spine/back missing. otherwise structural.
A gripping work of Australian young adult survival fiction, To the Wild Sky chronicles the harrowing ordeal of six children who are left to fend for themselves after their pilot suffers a fatal heart attack mid-flight, forcing them to crash-land on a remote and unforgiving stretch of the Australian coastline. Ivan Southall masterfully builds tension with each passing chapter, illustrating the psychological and physical toll that isolation, hunger, and fear exact on a group of young people wholly unprepared for survival. The novel presents its characters with unflinching honesty — their panic, selfishness, and moments of courage rendered with raw authenticity — making it far more than a simple adventure story. Southall argues, through the unfolding crisis, that resilience is not a given but something painfully forged under pressure, and his spare, urgent prose keeps readers breathlessly turning pages. First published in 1967, this landmark of Australian children's literature remains a powerful and thought-provoking read for young adults and adults alike.