While uncovering the series of tragic events that compelled an ancestor to abandon her baby, Cynthia Banham wonders if the compulsion to make sense of the woman’s act is linked to the overwhelming sense of inadequacy that haunts her.

With great courage and empathy, Cynthia Banham asks the difficult questions about family, about survival, and fearlessly tells the stories that are never told. 

Australia, the UK and Canada are liberal democracies sharing similar political cultures, values and alliances with America; yet they behaved differently when their citizens, caught up in the War on Terror, were tortured.