{"product_id":"whispering-death","title":"Whispering Death","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eWhispering Death by Patricia Skehan is a meticulously researched Australian history title that brings the 1919 Spanish Flu epidemic and its lingering WWI aftershocks into sharp, human focus. Drawing on her long career as a heritage speaker and guide, Skehan follows an intriguing trail that begins with a request to transcribe letters written by Jean Curlewis (daughter of Ethel Turner) while volunteering as a nursing aide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAs Patricia digs into rare archival material from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, the Red Cross, Sydney University, Trove, and museum collections, a second thread emerges: a seemingly unrelated diary kept by a young WWI soldier. The documents don’t just illuminate daily life during a public health crisis in Sydney—they hint at Anzac-era secrets waiting to be understood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy archival investigation, Australian social history, wartime letters, and true local stories from NSW.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAdd Whispering Death to your shelf and discover how voices from the past still speak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52819215745300,"sku":"9780733654732","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9780733654732_1.jpg?v=1784523588","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/whispering-death","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}