Front Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; 1. Memories; 2. Beginnings; 3. Preparations for war; 4. The burning question; 5. Face to face; 6. At the pub; 7. The Guinea Pigs and their club; 8. On fear and silence; 9. Life on Ward III; 10. Culture crisis; 11. Connections; 12. Doing your bit for the war; 13. Pause for thought; 14. Unreasonable demands; 15. The Boss; 16. The outsider; 17. Face off; 18. Emotional labour and war work; 19. Back to work; 20. The town that didn't stare; 21. Farewells; 22. Joining the dots; 23. Resolution; References; Acknowledgements; Copyright.;Liz Byrski is a senior lecturer in writing in the School of Media Culture and Creative Arts at Curtin University. She is the author of eight bestselling novels, including Gang of Four and Family Secrets, and twelve nonfiction books, including the memoir Remember Me . She is a former journalist and ABC broadcaster and was an advisor to a minister in the Western Australian government.