More eruption stories - Montserrat Volcano Observatory
MVO has compiled a list of publications containing stories about the eruption, the volcano and Montserrat. This is far from exhaustive, nor is it a recommendation of any sort. But there are gems in there if you look. If you know of anything not on this list, please contact us.

Non-Fiction

Volcano! A Chronicle of Montserrat's Volcanic Experience. 1995-1996. Cathy Buffonge, privately-published booklet
Eruption - Montserrat Versus Volcano. Edited by Howard A. Fergus, UWI School of Continuing Studies, Montserrat, 1996 A collection of factual articles, stories and poetry up until mid-1996.
Travels With My Radio. Fi Glover, Ebury Press, 2001 A light-hearted travel book by an acclaimed BBC broadcaster about local radio stations. Includes a visit to Montserrat and ZJB.
Volcano in Paradise. Phil Davison, Methuen, 2003 A journalist's account of life in Montserrat up until the Boxing Day 1997 explosion.
. And The Sirens Still Wail. Nancy Burke, Macmillan Caribbean, 2006 It wasn't the volcano's increasingly violent fiery explosions that drove New Yorkers Nancy and Richard out of their beloved Montserrat. It wasn't the swift, incinerating pyroclastic flows that killed every living thing in their path. It wasn't even the hot rocks hurtling onto the roof of their house. It was the ash. It was the thick blanket of ash that covered everything inches deep, it was the film that grimed every surface, it was the powder that crept through every crack, squeezed into each sealed plastic bag, burrowed down to the skin of each bedraggled furry
creature. The misery and endangered health of their pets played a large part in the couple's decision to leave their home. But there were no planes flying and no boats willing to turn Noah's Ark, until the skipper of the M V Abiding Love came to the rescue. Or did he? (Taken from amazon.com) Buy from amazon.com. Fiction
Exclusion Zone Graeme Knott, Macmillan Caribbean, 2005 Wannabe singer, Venus Baxter has arrived back in Montserrat, her childhood home, but there is no one to welcome her. She finds herself in an island devastated by years of volcanic activity, with nowhere for her to stay. The long-lost father she had intended to visit is a fugitive up in the hills. The Montserrat police prohibit her from joining him. It is Cooper, who has enough problems of his own, who comes to the rescue, leading her on a quest through the forbidden zones that ends at a ruined mansion, a ruined man and a riddle which revives the demons of their own pasts. (Taken from amazon.com.) Buy from amazon.com.
Montserrat Jack Ellstrom, PublishAmerica, 2005 Montserratis a fictional narrative about dreams, desires, danger, and Nature's absolute fury. Bob Fronheiser is unhappy. Despondent with life, his job, his son, and his failing marriage, he's ready for a transformation. While cruising the Caribbean, he catches the "tropical bug" Deciding to buy a hotel, he encounters Rich Schmidt, a shady eccentric with larceny in his heart. Bob and Schmitty stumble onto Montserrat, a sleepy, volcanic, Caribbean island, replete with earthquakes and pyroclastic flows. Bob befriends Anne Cox, the alluring owner of the Flora y Fauna Inn. Enter Si Pepp, a profane and bitter financier with his own brand of causticity. Bob buys the Shamrock Resort, a run-down hotel, in total disrepair from years of neglect. Meantime, back in the states, Bob's family falls farther into the abyss, and Jack his son becomes a test of wills. The adventure begins. The opinion of the island's inhabitants was that "It can't happen here," and life went on peacefully until an early December's evening. The stories crescendo when the Soufrihre confronts the characters and forever changes their lives. Montserrat is a fictional story loosely based on the devastation and peril of a major volcanic eruption. (Taken from http ://authortree.com/9781413762747.) Buy from amazon.com.