'Sally Gare Herzfeld has been an educator since 1956. She was the principal of the Helena School in Darlington for many years and is still involved in education as part of the Alternative to Violence Project in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Freda Marnie is a rural journalist who was taught by Sally. She is the author of Love, Sweat & Tears (2013), The Back of Beyond (2014) and The Amazing Mrs Livesey (2016).' (https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/other-books/Outback-Teacher-Sally-Gare-with-Freda-Marnie-9781761065347)