Mayfield Girl
A woman's search for a mother's love: A memoir of Newcastle and country NSW
Published on 1. November 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
238 pages
978-0-9945863-3-9 (ISBN)
Description
Jean Sharp grew up in working class Mayfield, Newcastle, NSW, in the shadow of the BHP steelworks. Her life spanned the steelworks’ very beginnings to nearly its closure in 1999.
Jean recalls in remarkable detail the big and small events of 20th century life: school during World War I, the growth of Mayfield and Newcastle, domestic and social life, work as a midwife in the slums of Sydney, life in the country towns of Warialda and Moree, World War II, and a rocky marriage bringing up four children.
But Jean’s earliest years in far north-western NSW were for many years a mystery to her. When the silence surrounding that time was finally broken, Jean was devastated. Mayfield Girl is Jean’s brave and honest account of coming to terms with her troubled childhood.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
70 black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
415 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9945863-3-9 (9780994586339)
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Person
Stephen Wallace AM is a filmmaker whose films include The Love Letters from Teralba Road, Stir, Blood Oath, For Love Alone and Turtle Beach as well as television features Mail Order Bride, Women of the Sun, Captives of Care, Olive and others. He formed his own theatre company, Impulse Theatre, and has directed17 full length plays, mainly for schools. He received an AM for his services to the Australian Directors Guild. He is married to Fiona Verge and has two children, Lucinda and Guy.