Laveen

<p>This memoir is an intimate glimpse into the heart of a woman who faced life's trials with unwavering strength and grace and offers a poignant glimpse into a bygone era in Brisbane.</p><p></p><p>Laveen's remarkable journey begins in the early 1930s in Australia during the Depression years with parts of her childhood spent living in tents along the railway lines. From learning to run a house at the tender age of twelve due to her mother's declining health to the direct impact of World War II on her family life in the 1940s.</p><p> </p><p>Read about how Laveen and her husband Les found themselves trapped with two small children on a remote Queensland property by relentless rains in the 1953 floods and their perilous 22-kilometre trek through floodwaters battling mud exhaustion and morning sickness.</p><p></p><p>Feel the warmth of family gatherings the joy of new grandchildren and the spirit of a woman who held her family together through thick and thin.</p><p></p><p>Laveen's story captures the essence of a life lived fully and courageously woven with joy sorrow and strength.</p><p></p>