'She was born under the sign of Capricorn. Bonny and pink and perfectly formed. Her arrival as longed for as the break from the heatwave melting the streets of Melbourne. Amelia was finally here; the hard part was over.
Except it wasn't. Hard things were lying in wait. They always are.'
(Publication Summary)
Writing Disability in Australia:
| Type of disability | Autism. |
| Type of character | Primary. |
| Point of view | First person (not the disabled character). |
'In the mid-20th century, Hungarian-born psychoanalyst Bruno Bettelheim popularised the theory that autism was caused by 'refrigerator mothers': cold, unfeeling parents who pushed their children into an isolated state.' (Introduction)
'In the mid-20th century, Hungarian-born psychoanalyst Bruno Bettelheim popularised the theory that autism was caused by 'refrigerator mothers': cold, unfeeling parents who pushed their children into an isolated state.' (Introduction)
