Home: the Evonne Goolagong story. Evonne Goolagong Cawley & Phil Jarratt. 1993.

This is the story of one of Australia’s best-loved sporting champions. It is the autobiography of a young Aboriginal girl who left her family at the age of 12 to pursue a dream. From the dusty back-blocks of rural New South Wales to the Wimbledon centre court, Home describes the extraordinary life and career of Evonne Goolagong.

With honesty and sensitivity, Evonne reveals her difficult childhood, spear from her family at a young age, her teen years when she knew nothing but tennis, her tempestuous relationship with coach Vic Edwards and her first Wimbledon triumph which brought her early fame and fortune. She describes her remarkable transcontinental romance and marriage which laid the foundation for her extraordinary second Wimbledon victory as a wife and mother.

More importantly, Home is the heartfelt story of a woman who, in her forties, is only now beginning to understand her cultural heritage. With her husband and children she embarks on a journey of discovery through 40 years of both sweet and bitter memory and through 40,000 years of Aboriginal culture. It is a journey which leads her to sense of well-being and wholeness far surpassing the momentary thrills of world accolades. 

It is a journey which finally leads her ……..HOME.