Interned
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Author: Rushby, Pamela
Based on true events; Interned is a moving; well-researched and evocative historical fiction novel that highlights an often forgotten moment in Australian history.
It's 1914. Gretta lives a privileged life in Singapore; the daughter of a businessman; Tilly lives a modest life in Brisbane; the daughter of a baker. When war breaks out and both countries turn on their families for being German; the two girls find themselves taken from their homes; interned at a camp in rural New South Wales. Far away from everything they have ever known; Gretta and Tilly are forced to face prejudice; overcome adversity and to make their own community.
It's 1914. Gretta lives a privileged life in Singapore; the daughter of a businessman; Tilly lives a modest life in Brisbane; the daughter of a baker. When war breaks out and both countries turn on their families for being German; the two girls find themselves taken from their homes; interned at a camp in rural New South Wales. Far away from everything they have ever known; Gretta and Tilly are forced to face prejudice; overcome adversity and to make their own community.
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 02/03/2022
- Publisher: Walker Books Australia
- Subject: Fiction, Novels
- Audience: Secondary
