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More than any other genre, life writing is created by people speaking about the human experience from their own perspective and their own lived experience.

The thirty-one contributors to this book have each chosen to share an aspect of their lives. Some of these writers are Australian to the core, others are migrants from Europe and Asia. Some consider the small personal minutiae of life while others touch on some of the world's most significant upheavals. Some are novice writers and others have some experience, but they all offer us insights into their lives and by sharing allow the reader to connect with them and to recognise themselves in the sharing.

Every life is unique, yet despite differences in opportunity, age, ethnicity and experience, we discover through our stories how similar we are to one another in our fundamental humanity: our need for companionship, for family, for belonging, for understanding, for recognition.

Each participant in the Mosaic Project has contributed a story tile which, when combined with the other thirty tiles, creates a mosaic which illustrates both the unity and the variety of people who make Boroondara the place it is.

Caroline Carruthers

Coordinator, Boroondara Writers Inc

Melbourne September 2019