It's a Scorcher!

'It's a scorcher!' is a phrase often heard on a hot day in Australia and it certainly applied yesterday when the temperature reached 42 degrees. In contrast, today the temperature has returned to the mid-twenties. In his latest book William McInnes has compiled a selection of memories as to what makes an Australian summer. 

It's a Scorcher! tales of the Australian summer consists of meandering humorous observations on a broad range of topics illustrating how William McInnes and his family celebrated summer over the years. Many of the anecdotes refer to growing up in the second half of the twentieth century. 

Ten chapters are devoted to general observations about summer plus cricket (playing cricket as well as the Boxing Day Test, the Australian Open, Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, watching television, biscuit tins reused each year, walking barefoot and then buying thongs, going to the beach, variety of swimwear and the many festivals held during summer in Australia. References to television and radio programs from the past may bring back memories of times gone by. 

Reading It's a Scorcher! will encourage readers to remember how their families enjoyed summers in Australia in the past as well as in the present.