Very Big Journey
My Life As I Remember It
Nonfiction, History, Australia & Oceania, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Hilda Jarman Muir | ISBN: | 9780855757380 |
| Publisher: | Aboriginal Studies Press | Publication: | January 1, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Aboriginal Studies Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hilda Jarman Muir |
| ISBN: | 9780855757380 |
| Publisher: | Aboriginal Studies Press |
| Publication: | January 1, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Aboriginal Studies Press |
| Language: | English |
An intriguing memoir, this personal account tells of Hilda Muir’s bush childhood and her forced removal from a loving family to the rigours of life in the Kahlin Home for half-caste children. Revealing that she grew up to marry the love of her life, Billy Muir, the book also follows her challenges dealing with the demands of a growing family and their evacuation to Brisbane during World War II. Back in Darwin-and after the devastation of Cyclone Tracy-Hilda ultimately struggled to find her place in the world again.
An intriguing memoir, this personal account tells of Hilda Muir’s bush childhood and her forced removal from a loving family to the rigours of life in the Kahlin Home for half-caste children. Revealing that she grew up to marry the love of her life, Billy Muir, the book also follows her challenges dealing with the demands of a growing family and their evacuation to Brisbane during World War II. Back in Darwin-and after the devastation of Cyclone Tracy-Hilda ultimately struggled to find her place in the world again.
