Toughness Was a Help by Laurie Lovett The Sovereign Mountain set in the years from

set in the years from 1960 to 1999

Published: 1989 by Collins

to say the least

she and her mother were thrown off their land

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Toughness Was a Help by Laurie Lovett The Sovereign Mountain set in the years fromLaurie Lovett tells of an eventful life. Boyhood pranks and struggles in northern Tasmania give way to the grim reality of war service in Greece and Crete, followed by a long spell as POW in Germany and Poland. In post War Launceston, the story shifts to family, football and politics. With much humour and vivid detail, this book shows a world in which nothing came easily, but in which daring and hard work had rich rewards. Toughness was a help is a