ALIA West

November 2005

Bunbury City Library - Peter Hughes event

On 17 October, the Bunbury City Library had a visit from Peter Hughes a survivor from the 2003 Bali bombings. Peter shared his personal account of the Bali bombings with approximately 40 people attending the event. Peter was the man whose blistered and swollen face we saw on television during the shocking first hours of the news coverage from Bali. Peter's spoke to the audience of his survival and hope after Bali and the remarkable resilience of the human spirit in overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds. Afterwards his book Back from the dead was available to purchase.

Julie Coxall, special services librarian, Bunbury Public Libraries