By Geoff Conly. In Dust Jacket, First Edition 1980, frontispiece, end paper maps, Black and White Photographs, illustrations, 234 Pages, Published By Reed Wellington. A Very Good Plus Copy. 'the year 1981 is the 50th anniversary of the Hawke's Bay earthquake. Even 25 years ago it might have been impossible for an account of the tragedy to be written. For many of the survivors, rescuers, and relief workers the events were then still too close, their consequences still too evident. Here, 50 years later, Geoff Conly tells their story- a detailed, highly readable and impressively illustrated documentary, researched from written records and almost 200 personal interviews'