In 1944, Sydney, Australia was in dire straits. The country had survived the throes of the Great Depression in the 1930s when unemployment reached over 30% and men fled poverty in the cities to pursue menial jobs in agricultural work.Even though they lived in the Blue Mountains, times were difficult in Helen's family as well. After the death of her father, her mother Fiona supported her children, Helen and three older brothers, as a dressmaker until...