As a child, Mila and her brothers were taken, under a cloud of secrecy, by their parents from their home, school, extended family, country and culture. They were not allowed by theirparents to talk about their forthcoming journey. When either parent made an order, the childrenobeyed. This order not to speak drew eight-year old Mila to pay special attention to her life.This is a story with an interesting sco ...Täielik kirjeldus
As a child, Mila and her brothers were taken, under a cloud of secrecy, by their parents from their home, school, extended family, country and culture. They were not allowed by theirparents to talk about their forthcoming journey. When either parent made an order, the childrenobeyed. This order not to speak drew eight-year old Mila to pay special attention to her life.This is a story with an interesting scope. It isabout escape from oppression, about family,and about her various journeys through differentcultures. Mila writes about her adjusting to thechallenge of a new culture, home and languagein Australia. She highlights the different waysthat members of her family respond to thissame challenge.At the heart of this book is Mila's understandingof our obligation to stay true to ourselves thatreveal to us who we are, unrelated to our familyor culture. Through the gift of her story, sheis also celebrating the common humanity thatbinds us all, no matter where we come from.