329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
Summary
At the age of five, Donna was taken away from her natural family and sent to a foster family in Newcastle. Donna reflects back on her childhood memories of living in the bush with her brothers and her removal to the city, becoming an only child in a white family. Donna recalls her struggle with her identity - remembering traditions and customs of her old life in the outback and the adjustments she has had to make in a strange city. Donna (aged 40) retells her life story with stark simplicity and honesty