About the Author

Anita Selzer is the highly acclaimed author of eleven books in non-fiction for children and adults with an interest in women and history. She has written about Australian sportswomen who achieved at high levels including the Olympics: athletes, basketballers, golfers, hockey players, netballers and swimmers; girls' education in Australia; governors' wives in Australia and the pastoral pioneers of Como House. Before becoming a writer, Anita was a teacher of English and Politics and completed Masters and Doctorate degrees in Education, focusing on gender and history. She also holds a Graduate Diploma in Women's Studies and lives in Melbourne with her family. Praise for I AM SASHA by Anita Selzer - Based on the experiences of the author's own father and retold using her grandmother's memoir, this extraordinary story remained a family secret until their death. Now author Anita Selzer documents the astounding lengths that her grandmother went to, to protect her family. 'A remarkable act of love by writing.' -- Morris Gleitzman 'A compelling reminder of the cruelty of discrimination . . . and a testament to a boy's bravery, sublimating his true identity in the face of ever--present danger.' -- Simon French