Inside Love: The Book of Gabriele

If Gabrieles reluctant arrival into this world in 1931 was any indication then his life was destined to be one eventful amazing journey. In 1943 his idyllic simple life with his loving family in the little Italian town of Ripa Teatina Abruzzo was shattered by World War II. Surrounded by deprivation and tragedy and looking for scraps of food Gabriele would have serious conversations with his beloved donkey Rosina telling her I need you to concentrate and take me through these mine fields without stepping on any ... In 1952 Gabriele accepts the offer from the Australian Government of promised paid work. He survives forty-two horrific days on a rust bucket ship the infamous SS Hellenic Prince to become an inmate of the Bonegilla Migrant Camp. Gabrieles beautifully written biography starting in Italy--and the horrors of war--takes the reader from the intensity of Inghams cane fields; to working his way up from Geelong; and then retirement in Tweed Heads Queensland. Australia through his eyes is significant in its historical importance. Gabrieles spirited character would see him through many trials and tribulations. He could never have imagined that the worst was yet to come. Yet it is a love story throughout. Gabriele finally finds his inside love in Australia on the other side of the world.