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The Last Snow Gum
- Narrator
- Anna Langford, Anthony Sharwood
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia
- Publish Date
- 29 September 2026
- Run Time
- 8 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
From Anthony Sharwood, the bestselling author of From Snow to Ash and Kosciuszko, and Anna Langford, an exciting new voice in nature writing, comes the detailed and fascinating story of snow gums and the people trying to save them. This is an Australian story - and it's also a global story. Because snow gums are the canary in the global climate coalmine.
Through the fate of this one exquisite mountain tree species which exists in a small corner of the flattest, driest inhabited continent on Earth, we gain a terrifying snapshot of the future of biodiversity across the world.
Yet this is also a story of hope and inspiration - and phenomenal, unearthly, impossible beauty. This highly readable and compelling book shows why snow gums must be saved at all costs.
Because if we save snow gums, we might just save ourselves too.
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Details
- Author
- Anthony Sharwood and Anna Langford
- Narrator
- Anna Langford, Anthony Sharwood
- Duration
- 8 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9780733654862
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia
- Genre
- Nature and the natural world: general interest, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Conservation of the environment, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Forests and woodland, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest
Synopsis
Snow gums are the most beautiful trees on Earth. But they're vanishing quickly. In this stunning new book, bestselling author Anthony Sharwood and climate activist Anna Langford help us view Australia's unique high country with fresh eyes, show us what's being lost, what can be saved - and how we might just save ourselves in the process.From Anthony Sharwood, the bestselling author of From Snow to Ash and Kosciuszko, and Anna Langford, an exciting new voice in nature writing, comes the detailed and fascinating story of snow gums and the people trying to save them. This is an Australian story - and it's also a global story. Because snow gums are the canary in the global climate coalmine.Through the fate of this one exquisite mountain tree species which exists in a small corner of the flattest, driest inhabited continent on Earth, we gain a terrifying snapshot of the future of biodiversity across the world.Yet this is also a story of hope and inspiration - and phenomenal, unearthly, impossible beauty. This highly readable and compelling book shows why snow gums must be saved at all costs. Because if we save snow gums, we might just save ourselves too.
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