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Times change and attitudes change, but women and girls have shared similar hopes and fears for generations. This book covers the plight of unwed mothers in and around Melbourne from WW1 to today, when we now refer to “single” rather than “unwed”. Each story mentions the possibility of pregnancy termination, but it’s not an area that’s explored.
1917. We meet Alma first, leaving her philandering husband. She packs up her two kids and meets a friendly young man in the park who takes them all ho ...more
Times change and attitudes change, but women and girls have shared similar hopes and fears for generations. This book covers the plight of unwed mothers in and around Melbourne from WW1 to today, when we now refer to “single” rather than “unwed”. Each story mentions the possibility of pregnancy termination, but it’s not an area that’s explored.
1917. We meet Alma first, leaving her philandering husband. She packs up her two kids and meets a friendly young man in the park who takes them all ho ...more
The Mothers tells the stories of three generations of women in Footscray, a working-class suburb of Melbourne. Each of them struggle to survive hard times. Each is vulnerable yet strong; they all make mistakes and yet try to be good mothers.
The first narrative strand is set during the last years of the First World War. Alma has left her husband but has nowhere to go. She and her children find refuge with a kind-hearted woman, and Alma finds comfort in the arms of her benefactor’s son. However, w ...more
The first narrative strand is set during the last years of the First World War. Alma has left her husband but has nowhere to go. She and her children find refuge with a kind-hearted woman, and Alma finds comfort in the arms of her benefactor’s son. However, w ...more
