Cirrus@Austlit

Dedication: I would like to dedicate this book to the God of Abraham, Isacc and Jacob and His Messiah who has given me the vision, inspiration and strength to write this book. I would also like to dedicate this book to my beloved husband Norman for without his encouragement, belief in me and helping me to have time to write, this book would not have been completed. I would also like to dedicate this book to my son Michael, who I dearly live, and wish that this ill be an inheritance for him and that he will achieve his dreams as I have achieved mine.

I also dedicate this book to my parents, Mervyn and Joyce Russell and my brother Greg Russell and his family, Norman's parents Barclay and Shirley Miller and their children Colleen married to Lee, Thomas married to Judy, Lillian, Joanne and Deborah and their families, Mick Miller and his parents Mick and Cissie Miller and their families. Also to my son Michael's sisters Lydia and Marilyn Miller, Jenny Pryor and their families. All have been a source of inspiration and love.

It is a privilege to dedicate this book to the Aboriginal and Jewish communities who have suffered so much but also achieved so much and stand out as a beacon to our common humanity. In particular I dedicate this book to William Cooper's family.