Courting by Alecia Simmonds Foreign Affairs and bankrupts the victim-parents trying

and bankrupts the victim-parents trying to protect them

'All kids can be whoever they want'

the more guarded he has become

There will never be a better time

and in helping to end the White Australia policy

Courting by Alecia Simmonds Foreign Affairs and bankrupts the victim-parents tryingAward winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of law Until well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had a legal redress for their suffering: jilted lovers could claim compensation for 'breach of promise to marry'. Hundreds of people, mostly from the working classes, came before the courts, and their stories give us a tantalising insight into the romantic landscape