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44 : a tale of survival / by Graham Rundle.

44 : a tale of survival / by Graham Rundle.
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"Seven-year-old Graham Rundle was excited to learn he was going for a holiday at a place where he'd have a chance to play with lots of other boys. A few days later, his father dropped him off at Eden Park, a Salvation Army boys' home outside Adelaide in South Australia. As soon as his father left, Graham's few possessions were taken away and he was given old clothes to wear. From now on, he was told, he'd be known around the home simply by his number, '44'. When he pleaded to go home, he was told that nobody wanted to take him. He'd been abandoned by his family - even, it seemed, by the grandmother he loved. This book vividly portrays what happened to Graham over the eight years he spent at Eden Park, living in fear of sexual abuse by his peers and by the men who were supposed to care for him. It captures his extraordinary resilience, determination and humour, and his debt to the loving nana who tracked him down against the odds and offered him hope in the midst of hell."--Back cover.

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Record Number 501272
ISBN 9781760061777
Author Rundle, Graham
Title 44 : a tale of survival / by Graham Rundle.
Other title Forty-four
Publication details Scoresby, Victoria The Five Mile Press, 2014.
Pagination etc. 280 pages : maps, 1 portrait ; 24 cm.
Summary Note "Seven-year-old Graham Rundle was excited to learn he was going for a holiday at a place where he'd have a chance to play with lots of other boys. A few days later, his father dropped him off at Eden Park, a Salvation Army boys' home outside Adelaide in South Australia. As soon as his father left, Graham's few possessions were taken away and he was given old clothes to wear. From now on, he was told, he'd be known around the home simply by his number, '44'. When he pleaded to go home, he was told that nobody wanted to take him. He'd been abandoned by his family - even, it seemed, by the grandmother he loved. This book vividly portrays what happened to Graham over the eight years he spent at Eden Park, living in fear of sexual abuse by his peers and by the men who were supposed to care for him. It captures his extraordinary resilience, determination and humour, and his debt to the loving nana who tracked him down against the odds and offered him hope in the midst of hell."--Back cover.
Subject Rundle, Graham, -- 1952-
Salvation Army Boys' Home (Mount Barker, S. Aust.)
Children -- Institutional care -- Australia
Biography and autobiography
Children -- Institutional care -- South Australia -- Biography
Abused children -- Australia -- Biography
Abused children -- Australia -- Biography
Children -- Institutional care -- Australia -- Biography
Australian
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