Orphans of the Empire

""This book draws back the curtain on a part of Australian and British history that has been crying out for recogition. All Australians should read it" Sir Ronald Wilson "This story is remarkable. Even more remarkable is the fact that, until now, it was largely untold. This is an important story, an important part of Australia's story and long overdue. David Hill "Orphans of the Empire is unusually affecting, hard to put down..." Geraldine Doogue The praise goes on and on for this remarkable book which was published first in late 1997 by Millennium just before that company went into liquidation. Only 1,500 copies were printed and all sold within weeks. Now Random House will republish this book in a more accessible format with a new chapter. This is a book about the white stolen children - a lost tribe - who were supposedly orphans arriving in Australia from many countries to a b