| When We Were Very Rich Contributor(s): Isabel Donnollan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1786937298 ISBN-13: 9781786937292 Publisher: Austin Macauley OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - General |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.53 lbs) 164 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A family saga rich in characters and backdrop, this book will hook you from the first few lines. Isabel, eldest daughter of Sarah and Albert, lives a life of many riches; family togetherness, love, nature and freedom. Her life is poor in monetary value and lacking in belongings, but she experiences a childhood the sort that money is unable to buy. Surrounded by many siblings - her mother had 14 live births, all without any attention from a doctor or medical intervention, a valiant and strong mother she was. Sarah's grandparents were shipped off as convicts to Australia from England and made a life there when they were given their freedom. Albert and Sarah married in 1918 and forged a life through the Depression in the late 1920s. What was considered poor then, would be rich pickings today; unpolluted air, wild flowers, organic home-grown food and an abundance of wildlife. The story is like a tapestry, the last word or stitch humbling and too soon. |