Lorraine McGee-Sippel was just a small girl when she asked her parents what a half-caste was. It was the 1950s and the first step on a journey that would span decades and lead her to search for her birth family.
In the historic climate of the Rudd Government’s Apology, McGee-Sippel aligns herself with the Stolen Generations as she reveals the far-reaching effects of a government policy that saw her adoptive parents being told their daughter was of Afro-American descent.
This is not just a story of displacement, but an honest telling that explores the fragility of reconnection, cultural identity, and the triumphs of acceptance.

The raw honesty in Lorraine’s words and her immeasurable generosity in baring her heart and soul will inspire readers... Through a life of heartache, confusion and unknowing, Lorraine has emerged as a woman of substance and strength...

DR ANITA HEISS, author and cultural activist