Dignity in a Teacup\' chronicles the five years Christine Cummins spent working as a torture and trauma counsellor with asylum seekers detained on Christmas Island, Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost.
This book fills the gap in our understanding of people pursuing protection in a conflict-ridden world..
It’s an inspiring, intimate memoir about resilience and the tenacity of love.
These true stories are compelling and reveal the lives of ordinary people seeking a safe new life.
With exclusive access to the stories shared by hundreds of asylum seekers, Christine describes the reasons people were forced to flee their homelands.
It provides a first-hand account of Australian immigration detention during a period of dramatic change and controversy.
Dignity in a Teacup\' chronicles the five years Christine Cummins spent working as a torture and trauma counsellor with asylum seekers detained on Christmas Island, Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost