Publisher's Synopsis
Placed in Barnardo's aged almost five, then sent to Australia two years later without her brother and sister, Flo Hickson's life had a harsh beginning. This autobiography begins by focusing on the regime at her school, Fairbridge Farm School in Pinjarra, Western Australia. The regime of the school was to fit children for menial tasks and by her mid-teens Flo had started live-in domestic work. However, she eventually battled to make a life for herself.;When Flo revisited Fairbridge in 1987, she suffered a crisis and was forced to come to terms with her tough childhood, loss of family and country. This account includes a background chapter about the history of child migrants around the time that Flo became one (1928), a practice that continued until the 1960s.;This book is part of the "Ordinary Lives" series that offers readers insights into recent social history. They are aimed at elder people who want to read back over the way life has been, lay and professional social historians who are looking for firsthand accounts, and younger people who are interested in finding out about the lives of former generations.;For Australian customers, please order from the UK publisher Aus $32.00 in pounds sterling equivalent (air mail post free).
