'Born of an Aboriginal mother of the Antikirinya language group and a white father, Martha Unganpari Edwards was therefore a 'watjala kid'. In her long years with the people at Ooldea siding and later at Wynbring on the East-West railway line, Daisy Bates made it clear that such liaisons, and the children resulting from them, were offensive to her. As her story shows, however, Martha was one child who didn't let Mrs Bates's resultant behaviour go unchallenged. 'This marvellous book has its own warm, humorous voice and a unique value in giving us real community responses to the extraordinary phenomenon of Daisy Bates, remembered from childhood by Aboriginal people who were actually there. The vivid combination of words and images makes that world come to life in ways that will educate and delight any reader, young or old.' - Nicholas Jose' (Publication summary)
