Backyard of Mars: Memories of the ‘Reffo’ period in Australia
Wildcat, 227pp, $14.95pb
A Refugee Calls
This is Emery Barcs’ autobiographical account of his early years in Australia. The bulk of the book deals with the time from his arrival in August 1939 until his discharge from the Australian Army in (according to my reckoning) October 1944. The book is divided into three sections - corresponding to the three distinct episodes Barcs experienced during this period. The first, entitled ‘Nobody Owes You a Living’, deals with Emery Barcs’ attempt to make a living in Australia in the phoney-war period.
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Backyard of Mars: Memories of the ‘Reffo’ period in Australia
by Emery Barcs
Wildcat, 227pp, $14.95pb
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