'School story set in England about a girl born and brought up in Tasmania.' Source: Australian Children's Books A Bibliography Volume One 1774-1972.(1992): 271.
'Evelyn Wynford, heiress of Castle Wynford, when she arrives from Tasmania at her uncle's house, is wilful, selfish, vain, and unladylike. As the story develops, her aunt, her cousin, and others begin to have a healthy influence over her; then certain serious troubles humble her, and leave her much changed and truly repentant.' Source: publisher's catalogue at the back of The Empire's Children.
