Away from my island : the true story of Eliza Gill
"Born on Silver Fox Island in 1914, Eliza Gill was working "in service" before she was eight years old. By the age of eleven, she was informed by her father she would be sailing on a fishing schooner to the "wild Labrador," where she would cook for a crew of five as well as care for her younger brother. For this, she received no pay, but she didn't complain. Eliza liked the island way of life, but she wanted more for her family. When her husband,...
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