By Compass and by Consolan: A Memoir

Family holds strong bonds as Val soon learns when accepting a posting to the British Embassy in Burma meeting her soul mate Clive marrying in India and beginning a new life in Australia. But something is always missing. Her family. Homesickness plagues her life a battle she is embroiled in until returning to England - but only for a time. Battling deep depression on returning to Australia Val raises a family and comes to accept she is where she belongs and that the path she chose made her what she is today - a strong and proud Australian.