This photo was taken at my book launch for First Names Only on May 23. It was a most enjoyable occasion and was attended by about 60 people, family, friends and readers of my books - although we had one of the wettest Saturdays in weeks. My Aunty Edna, 93, and another lady, 94 made the journey to...

I have now finished my new book, FIRST NAMES ONLY which tells the inside story of a home for unmarried mothers in Auckland during the 1960s and some of the girls who lived there. There has been much interest in the subject of unmarried mothers of the 1950s and 60s, and the adoption of...