A Different Sort of Real: The Diary of Charlotte McKenzie, Melbourne, 1918-1919

The Diary of Charlotte McKenzie, Melbourne, 1918-1919. As the horrors of the First World War are drawing to a close, a danger has arisen that will kill more people around the world than the Great War itself - an influenza pandemic. Charlotte McKenzie, assisting the doctor next door, finds herself experiencing at close hand the effects of this devastating disease. When it finally attacks her own family, how can Charlotte cope? It is 1918 in Melbourne, and the horrors of the First World War are drawing to an end. However, a danger has arisen that will kill more people than the Great War - influenza. This book was short-listed in the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award 2002. Charlotte McKenzie, who has been asked to help the local doctor, finds herself experiencing the effects of this terrible disease, even to the extent where finally it attacks one of her own family. How will Charlotte cope? As the horrors of the First World War are drawing to a close, a danger has arisen that will kill more people around the world than the Great War itself--an influenza pandemic. Charlotte McKenzie, assisting the doctor next door, finds herself experiencing at close hand the effects of this devastating disease--and when it finally attacks her own family, how can Charlotte cope? Charlotte McKenzie lives in Melbourne. It is the end of WW1 and as she assists the doctor next door, she finds herself experiencing close at hand the devastating effects of the influenza pandemic, that killed more people than in WW1 itself.