Reviews
“Considerable skill in making the political and historical personal.”
Chris Gordon
events manager, Readings
“McGuinness’s voice is direct, informal and intimately conversational, almost inviting the reader to place their own story in her text.”
Frank Bongiorno
Sydney Review of Books
“Always engaging… [This book] could be read across generations – to inform, to pique an interest in history, to spark memory and to help one hope.”
Morag Fraser
The Sydney Morning Herald
“Reading McGuinness feels… like spending an evening with a wise, well-read and warm-hearted friend.”
Miriam Cosic
The Australian
“McGuinness is never cynical but she’s astute… And she is, at times, wickedly funny.”
Frank Bongiorno
Sydney Review of Books