Dimensions
156 x 236 x 25mm
Don Woodland has been a Salvation Army officer for more than forty years. In that time he has fulfilled the essential role of chaplain to the police, fire brigade and other emergency services. Whenever Australians have been struck by tragedy, Don Woodland has been there to offer comfort and support.
When thirty-five people were murdered at Port Arthur in 1996, Don Woodland comforted the victims and those who went to their aid. When Stuart Diver was miraculously pulled from the rubble of the Thredbo landslide, Don was by his side. In the wake of the Grafton and Kempsey bus crashes, the Childers Backpacker Hostel Fire and the Newcastle Earthquake that together claimed dozens of lives, Don offered solace and support to those left behind.
For emergency services personnel whose daily work exposes them to tremendous trauma, Don Woodland is one of the few people who understands the toll their experiences take on them. He is the man people turn to for strength and solace.
His memoirs are full of compassion and the deep wisdom gleaned from a lifetime of helping people survive the worst that life can throw at them. Moving, inspiring and uplifting, Picking Up The Pieces is a book about the astonishing strength within us all.
