| As Russian tanks roared past Ale’s parents’ farm in Lithuania, her
happy childhood turned into a nightmare.
After the fear, destruction and displacement of the Second World War, Ale and
her family emigrate to Australia. Here, after many incidents both humourous and
confronting, they make a new home.
48 years later she returned from Australia to search for her lost childhood.
Reviews:
“
written with great feeling, perception and sincerity. A brillian insight into
the lives of non-English migrants who arrived in Australia in the late 1940’s” - Rita
Baltusyte, Editor of Australian Lithuanian Weekly
“
A fascinating page-turner of a book” - Kathryn Purnell, Winner of
the 1998 Alice Award for Women in Literature
“
cleverly contrasts the innocent expression of a child’s experience of life
with the terrible events of war”
-
O. William Borrell, F.M.S.
Read more about the author “Ale Liubinas”
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