To Breathe: & other stories for young & old

In this collection the reader discovers an inquisitive mind equally as concerned for world issues as for the dull conformity that can settle over small towns. Antonias writing artfully moves from well researched topics to finely tuned observations of everyday life. - Hilary BeatonHer insights have touched on a range of important issues and her insights are always engaging revealing and pure in their honesty about life. - Tara Vickers producer Radio NationalIn my opinion Antonia Hildebrand stands out as one of the top dozen or so short story writers in contemporary Australia. - Chas Eales Radio 91.3 FMSometimes Hildebrand moves beyond reality but she does not so much create a fantasy as show the familiar landscape through the distorting mirror of a fairground tent. - Robin Hillard