Hazel. My Mother's Story

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2011
Edition: First Edition

Description: 470 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. Hazel Hawke Is One Of Our Most Loved And Respected Australians. Wife Of A Prime Minister She Brought A Down-to-earth Warmth To Canberra That Influenced Everyone She Came Into Contact With. After The Divorce, She Worked Tirelessly For Tolerance And Fairness In The Community Until She Was Diagnosed With Alzheimers.

Publishers Description: Hazel Hawke is one of Australia's best-loved and most respected women. As the wife of a prime minister she brought a down-to-earth warmth to Canberra that influenced everyone she came into contact with. Whether it was working to help the disadvantaged, supporting the arts community or passionately advocating her belief in equality and social inclusion, we all felt her energy, her practicality, her special warmth and her immense capacity for humour and enjoyment. This intimate, beautiful biography of a special woman is written by Hazel's eldest daughter, Sue Pieters-Hawke. Candid, revealing and fascinating it explores her life and her true value as a mother, wife, role-model and tireless worker for the rights and welfare of others.

ISBN: 9781742611471