BOOK LAUNCH - BACK FROM THE DEAD by Piia Wirsu
Schedule
Fri Sep 05 2025 at 08:00 am to 09:30 am
UTC+10:00Location
93 Cimitiere St, Launceston TAS 7250, Australia | Launceston, TS
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Join Petrarch's Bookshop at St Lukes Launceston as we launch BACK FROM THE DEAD by Piia Wirsu.When the coastal freighter MV Blythe Star left Hobart on a routine trip, Mick Doleman was an 18-year-old deckhand working alongside nine other crewmen, all accustomed to the dangers of the sea. But nothing could prepare them for what happened less than 24 hours later.
In the early morning, the Blythe Star started listing, and swiftly sank. Miraculously, all the crewmen escaped. Twelve days later, three ravaged and starving men, including Mick, found help on a remote logging trail in heavy bush on the Tasman Peninsula.
Their story was shocking, and set the country alight with questions about their plight.
How had they disappeared without trace?
How had they survived the un-survivable?
This is an extraordinary story of human endurance in one of the most challenging environments on earth.
Book sales available at the event.
Tickets includes a drink on arrival.
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93 Cimitiere St, Launceston TAS 7250, Australia, 89 Cimitiere St, Launceston TAS 7250, Australia, LauncestonEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
