Swimming Home by Judy Cotton public-education wear their feathers

wear their feathers

In this gripping essay

It took World War II to provide the energy and focus for the reconstruction that laid the foundation for modern Australia

and hundreds of archival photographs and artworks

Swimming Home by Judy Cotton public-education wear their feathersIn this stunning memoir, full of black humour and razor sharp observations, visual artist Judy Cotton captures the intricacies of family relationships and the pushpull of home. Her mother, Eve, was a brilliant but exacting woman, a gifted pianist whose perfectionism cut her career short. After marrying, she established a successful stud farm for sheep in the Blue Mountains while supporting her husbands political career. Judys charismatic father, Bob,