This is the candid account of a journey from the poverty of a refugee camp in war-torn Europe to a place near the centre of power in a country half a world away. It is the story of a remarkable person, a woman who chose the tough world of union politics - and set out to change the world.
But this is also the story of a woman dealing with grief and joy, loneliness and self-doubt, and the pressure to live up to the expectations of others. At each stage of the journey from migrant hostel, Jennie George has never forgotten her departure point and always remembered those she chose to represent. When Jennie George links arms with the picketers or campaigns for the rights of working women and men, she is fulfilling an unspoken promise made in early adulthood and reaffirmed in the hard world of politics.
'Jennie George' is the first detailed account of her life and work, a revealing portrait of a complex, driven woman whose passage through life tells us much about the politics we practise and the country we live in.
Contains black and white photographs.
