Title: The long way home
Description: Kate Shayler grew up a "homes kid" in the 50's and 60's. Her memoir is more than just an account of her experience as an institutionalised white kid: it's a heartbreaking story of what happens to a child in the absence of emotional support and affection.
Subjects: Foster children, Biography, Burnside Homes for Children, Children, Institutional care
Places: Australia, New South Wales
People: Kate Shayler