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addresses the experiences of women embroiled in the conflict and the sentiments of the broader public at home. It explores the relationship that
Australia, a federated yet still psychologically dependant nation, had with the war and its victims, exploring how a far off member of the British Commonwealth was affected by the state of European turmoil. The title,
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Is one of
Dorothy Blewett’s lesser known yet insightfully poignant pieces... It draws on the experiences of WWII and the collateral damage it inflicted upon British (and Australian) society at the time... focusses on the Jewish refugee crisis as it unfolded in the pre-war years, yet it also
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called it "an arresting document of our times. It tells of the love story of an
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