Growing up during World War II was tough, especially if you lived on the wrong side of the mines that divided the Silver City of Broken Hill. If you were a girl? And German? You needed plenty of spirit!
Broken Hill had a spirit all its own: smart enough to exclude outsiders from the big bucks; strong enough to stop miners drinking beer for months when there was a point to be made; stubborn enough to force cinemas to lift their game. Tough housewives dictated the prices shops could charge. Beneath it all lay the cruelty of war. And a secret.
Jack's Daughter is the true story of the indomitable Maisie Schuster, who struggled to escape the town, a controlling mother and, later, an alcoholic husband. Her father Jack died when Maisie was just nine, but his memory and voice remained her compass for the rest of her life.
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Christine Ellis is a strategic communications consultant who maintains strong links to her hometown of Broken Hill. Christine is a director of Foundation Broken Hill, a not-for-profit organisation supporting the Silver City's transition to a diversified economy independent of its rapidly declining mining industry. Her narrative non-fiction works Silver Lies, Golden Truths and Jack's Daughter link the colourful history of Broken Hill to her family.
ISBN 9781743055090
CATEGORY Biography/Autobiography/True Stories
IMAGES Greyscale illustrations throughout
PAGE COUNT 304
DIMENSIONS 210 x 140 mm
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'Christine Ellis, author and daughter of Maisie, should be both congratulated and thanked for giving us this sad but often wonderful story.'- Nic Klaassen, Flinders Ranges Research
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'Whilst heartbreaking in parts, Christine Ellis emphasises all that was good in her mother's adventures and gives an affirming tribute to her mother.' - Rob Welsh, ReadPlus
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'I want more of this please. I want a third book that tells your story. You've a marvellous style.' - Peter Goers, ABC Adelaide
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'The pairing of the personal and the historical makes this a highly accessible work which will speak to many.' - Peter Monteath, Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia