Fireshadow
When he closed his eyes the fireshadow started leaping aain, and he remembered the crackle of the laughing flames and the nauseating despair that drove him down through his pain and into unconsciousness.
Some battles are imposed upon is, some fought from within...
When Vinnie Santiani's sister is killed, he runs from the world to the isolation of the bush, driven by fear and loneliness.
In 1941, Erich Pieters leaves his family to fight with Hitler's Wermacht in the sands of North Africa.
Amid the rain soaked forests of South Western Australia, these two young men's lives collide across the years, changing them both as they struggle to escape their pain and the memory of fireshadow.
Praise for Fireshadow
Honour Book, Book of the Year for Older Readers, Children's Book Council of Australia
"An impressive work of fiction... from a talented new voice" - The Age
Winner - Western Australian Premier's Awards for Children's Fiction
"With Fireshadow, Eaton has full command of his craft as a storyteller and has announced himself as a major talent" - The Australian Bookseller & Publisher