'In telling her own story, Majrorie gives voice to countless others whose stories remain untold.
Marjorie was separated at the age of two. She did not see her mother again until 68 years later. The maltreatment she received from those charged with caring for her "welfare" will be sadly familiar to other Aboriginal men and women who were denied the love and guidance of their own families because of the policies of separation.
There is pain and sadness in this story but the strongest theme is courage. Courage and resilience and determination...' Source: Long Time Coming Home (2001)
Dedication:
"From a mother's own heart for no one else can ever understand---
I have dedicated this book to the memory of my mother Ethel Johnson and to all other Aboriginal mothers who have suffered the terrifying ordeal of having their children taken away from them--many never to be reunited.
I am one of the lucky ones - I found my mother after many years of searching; for me it was indeed a ...long time coming home".
Marjorie Woodrow
June 2001
