'This biography of a girl child of Aboriginal descent taken from her mother at two years of age is touched with nostalgia and triumph, a sadness and regret for a lost family; triumph for having risen through all the disasters of those early years to become a cultured, literate and kindly citizen.
Nancy was born at a time of great trouble and upheaval in the relationships between white and black. The 1928 Act of Parliament concerning relationships split the community with regrettable effect.
From a humble beginning Nancy overcame all the great obstacles that could have prevented her winning out. She became a cultured, confident person and I believe that this book answers all the questions concerning the events which led to her isolation from her mother.
Because this book is first hand truth by a child representing an abandoned generation of children born at a time of pioneering expediency, every thinking citizen who wonders what really happened should read Nancy Brumby's book.' (Source: Dust jacket blurb, taken from the Foreword by R.M. Williams)
