‘ Meticulously researched, powerful and incredibly moving,’
Better Reading
‘ Even in a genre defined by its outrageous, and often heart-breaking twists of tragedy and fortune, a new book recounting one Jewish family’s daring escape from wartime Poland has left both the general public and critics enthralled,’
The First News, Poland
‘ The book reads like a historical drama, thick with intensity and marked by horrifying prison scenes, night-time hideouts in the forest and other miraculous feats of survival. Smethurst is a compassionate, sharp writer, offering a unique angle of the war too often described only by men on the front line,’
Jessie Tu, The Age/SMH
Better Reading –
‘A terrific, richly rewarding reading experience.’
AMAZON –
‘I loved this book, such an inspirational story’
‘Margaret Harrod’s compelling life experience is a truth we all need to understand.’
Chrissie Foster, author Hell on the Way to Heaven.
4.5/5 stars,
GOODREADS –
‘Picked it up yesterday and didn’t put it down until I finished it.’
3.5/4 stars,
GOODREADS –
‘Amazing & remarkable’
4/5 stars,
AMAZON –
‘Couldn’t put it down’
The moving story of an Indigenous woman who beat disadvantage and violence to become one of Australia's most influential political voices. In this remarkable memoir, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price candidly recalls her journey from the remote outback communities of Yuendumu and Alice Springs in the Northern Territory - a young girl with big dreams and the red dust of her ancestors under her fingernails - to the corridors of Canberra and beyond.
Honest, raw, and at times heartbreaking, Matters of the Heart is a deeply personal reflection of how a young Indigenous woman, growing up surrounded by violence and tragedy, beat the odds to become one of the most powerful political voices of our time.
Available February 2025
Preorder on Amazon