Searching for Charlotte: The Fascinating Story of Australia’s First Children’s Author

*Longlisted for the 2021 Indie Book Awards: Non-Fiction* In Searching for Charlotte , Forsyth and Murrell tell Charlotte’s story along with that of their own journey to discover her. In an intriguing account, the sisters join the reader in reacting to Charlotte’s actions: wondering what could have motivated certain choices; admiring the strength of spirit that pushed Charlotte through turmoil in the Australian colonies; and reviling attitudes that were common to the mid-1800s but are abhorrent in the twentieth century. The extraordinary, long-buried life story of Australia’s earliest published children’s author, Searching for Charlotte combines elements of biography, recreation of history and rediscovery of family history. It is a sometimes confronting but ultimately heartwarming journey into the story of a family with writing in its blood. —- ISBN: 9780642279699 | ISBN10: 0642279691 | ISBN-13: 978-0642279699