ISBN10: 0958540853, ISBN13: 9780958540858, [publisher: Pandanus Press] Softcover Brisbane Pandanus Press 2004 Revised ed. Paperback Paperback octavo, fine condition, black & white & colour photos, 360 pp. Joice Loch was born in a cyclone in 1887 on a Queensland sugar plantation. She grew up in grinding poverty in Gippsland, but emerged from years of unpaid drudgery by writing a children"s book and freelance journalism. In 1918 she married Sydney Loch, author of a banned book on Gallipoli. They moved to Ireland, then to Poland to work with Quakers, then to Greece. Her inspired courage saved many Jews and Poles in WW2. The compassion that made her a self-trained doctor to many thousands of refugees, and incredible grit that took her close to death several times. This biography is a tribute to one of Australia"s most heroic women, who always spoke fondly of Queensland as her birthplace.
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Brisbane, Australia: Pandanus Press, Date: 2004. VG+. Revised edition. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, without dedication on title-page. Signing reads, 'Susanna de Vries/With best wishes'. 360pp. Illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative biography of Australian Joice Nankivell Loch (1887-1982). She was an author, journalist and humanitarian worker who worked with refugees in Poland, Greece and Rumania after the First World War and Second World War. With Bibliography and Index. Previous owner name on half-title page; else a very good plus copy of a SCARCE revised edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. Revised Edition. Paperback. Very Good Plus. 2004. Pandanus Press ISBN 0958540853 9780958540858 [GB]