Honoring Our Journeys

About the Book

A reluctant debutante and a suburban misfit, rebels against society’s expectations in the 1960s, tell life stories of contrasting journeys yet the same dedication to personal visions of a meaningful life. After becoming instant friends in college, their paths soon diverged. Reconnecting over the internet years later, they tell each other about their lives—from half a world apart and spanning half a century. See the surprising beauty of Australia’s Central Desert, catch rewarding glimpses of life in the Aboriginal communities, watch a house rise from limestone rocks and land once damaged return to bush. Follow a heart longing for partnership and a dream straining for reality struggle through unexpected challenges. Be inspired to write stories about your life, whether you fulfilled your dreams or survived because of them, for the benefit of future generations.

About the Author

Nancy Fardin Undauntable Nancy Fardin is a mother of three and grandmother of five whose admirable career includes teaching in American and Australian schools and in Australian Aboriginal communities and persistent involvement in environmental advocacy and action groups. Her home base near Lake Clifton, Western Australia, makes manifest her central focus of living as an amazed, appreciative, and integral part of our living planet. Jane Austen Unsinkable Jane Austen is a grateful and proud mother and grandmother, as well as a lifelong student. A graduate of three universities, her thirty-year-old dream of writing a curriculum that fulfills the objectives of school counseling and environmental education simultaneously continues to beckon her onward. Her continuing education is currently focused on horses and horsemanship.