Emilia and the Monument Builder: Remembering the Sacrifice

Based on the true story of the man who built the monument base for the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Mt Clarence in Albany, Western Australia.
While he worked, Jack pushed the reminders of war to the back of his mind. He didn't want to remember those experiences.
Giovanni took another nail from his carpenter's leather bag, picked up the hammer and rammed it straight into the jarrah timber frame. Memories of a different life assailed him, and he wondered if he had done the right thing. He wasn't sure anymore and nearly hit his thumb with the hammer because he wasn't paying attention to what he was doing.
Emilia was alone, again. Her spirits were at an all-time low, and she'd had enough but what else could she do? Were the sacrifices they'd had to make worth it?
Italian immigrants Emilia and Giovanni came to Albany, Western Australia in the early 1950's. A story sown in snow-capped mountains that reached across oceans to a vast land of hope. It took courage to overcome hardships and determination to seize an opportunity for change. They battle their way through the trials of WWII in Europe and a new life journey in an unfamiliar country while holding their cultural traditions close to their hearts. They left their beloved families behind in Northern Italy and embarked on a rough ride to navigate their way through heartrending events for a better life than the one they knew.
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