Julie

Julie, the daughter of Beth and Leigh Graham, died when she was just six years old. This account of Julie's life was written to help to keep her memory alive for her younger siblings. It tells the story of a resilient small girl overcoming large obstacles to live an ordinary life of playmates, kindergarten and school, birthday parties, family outings and holidays, and of her parents, who came up with ways to help her live that ordinary life for as long as possible. Written in 1971, it...
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Julie, the daughter of Beth and Leigh Graham, died when she was just six years old. This account of Julie's life was written to help to keep her memory alive for her younger siblings. It tells the story of a resilient small girl overcoming large obstacles to live an ordinary life of playmates, kindergarten and school, birthday parties, family outings and holidays, and of her parents, who came up with ways to help her live that ordinary life for as long as possible. Written in 1971, it gives insights into work in an indigenous community in the Northern Territory where Julie was born, and reflects life at the time in the Victorian town where she spent her childhood. A very personal memoir, this tender yet unsentimental account of the life and death of a much-loved daughter engages the reader in Julie's world, her life, and her untimely death.