This book traces the figure of the lost child in Australia's history and imagination.

The mythologising of lost and abandoned children significantly influences Australian storytelling. In The Lost Child Complex in Australian Film, Terrie Waddell

This book is an extensive study of the figure of the lost child in English-speaking and European literature and culture. It argues that the lost child figure is

The story of the vulnerable white person vanishing without trace into the harsh Australian landscape is a potent and compelling element in multiple genres of ma

During the Second World War, an unprecedented number of families were torn apart. As the Nazi empire crumbled, millions roamed the continent in search of their