Interned

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.