Coral Petkovich was born in Perth, Western Australia to third generation Australians of English/Scottish heritage. She was educated at Perth Modern School and the University of WA. From a very early age she enjoyed writing, and wrote many short stories some of which were published, others gained...
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Coral Petkovich was born in Perth, Western Australia to third generation Australians of English/Scottish heritage. She was educated at Perth Modern School and the University of WA. From a very early age she enjoyed writing, and wrote many short stories some of which were published, others gained recognition. She met her future husband in Sydney while on a working holiday, never dreaming that she would not settle down in Australia to live, but go with her husband to his country of birth, Croatia. The book "Ivan - From the Adriatic to the Pacific" is the story of Coral's husband, from surviving the Second World War as a child, to escaping Tito's Yugoslavia as a young man, to living with his wife and two children in Perth, Australia - then finally, to returning to Croatia with his family, which rapidly increased to four chidlren. In this book two different aspects of migration are addressed, from two different perspectives. It is a very interesting and easy book to read and gives great insight into the way people cope with learning a new language and a new life.
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