"Donald Horne was an eager participant in 20th century public conversations that made Australia what it is today. His searching autobiographical trilogy introduces him to a new generation of readers."""" — Edmund Campion """"His three-volume autobiography is one of the major literary achievements of twentieth century Australia…"""" — Meaghan Morris, Gleebooks Gleaner """"In some ways, his personality embodied the Australia into which he was born in 1921: hard edged, wry-humoured, industrious and pragmatic. In a country with a deeply ingrained anti-intellectual tradition … Horne was a feisty advocate for the virtues of intellectual life."""" — Mark McKenna, The Australian"