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.
