![]() You remind us not to take those little things in life for granted. “At times, it feels like it all happened just yesterday. LISA HOLMEN, writer, photographer, and mum “As a fellow mother who raised a toddler during the COVID pandemic, I really related to this book and felt every challenge and emotion along the way." KYLIE ORR, author of Someone Else’s Child The pandemic is a chapter in history that we will always hold with a strange mix of fear and gratitude and Jess has captured it so effectively here. “Jess’s account of 263 days in lockdown hit straight to the rawness we all felt as we navigated the pandemic. PRAISE FOR MELBOURNE: 263 Days in Lockdown. A 5km (3 mile) travel limit and night time curfew was imposed while shops and businesses were closed. Maybe it will help you process some of it, too. The greater Melbourne area entered a second lockdown on 9 July after a rise in cases. A collection which helped me to process it a little. While my rants felt so personal when I wrote them, I looked back and realised that anyone in my position could have written about the frustration, exhaustion, loss of freedom and constant fear I felt.Įveryone has experienced this pandemic differently – this collection is an account of my own thoughts and feelings during a very unprecedented time. Things that I thought might be interesting to look back on and show my son when (if) life returns to some semblance of normal. This book is a collection of my journal entries and photos throughout the first two years of the pandemic, along with news headlines from around the world, Melbourne’s lockdown guidelines, and case number statistics. Regardless of their stance, though, it was impossible to ignore the fact that life in Melbourne had become extraordinarily difficult. People either praised our efforts to stop the spread, or mocked us as blind, dumb sheep. The cases linked to Whittlesea cluster ballooned to 26, from 15 on Wednesday. News outlets around the world reported on Melbourne’s strict and long-lasting COVID lockdown measures. Victoria will enter lockdown that will last for seven days starting at midnight. ![]()
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