1 9 9 8 ), ▁see ▁Margaret ▁Ged des ▁( art ist ). ▁ ▁Margaret ▁Ged des ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 9 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁writer , ▁journalist ▁and ▁historian . ▁She ▁has ▁written ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁Austral ians , ▁Remember ing ▁We ary ▁( 1 9 9 6 ) ▁on ▁Edward ▁Dun lop ▁and ▁Remember ing ▁Brad man ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁on ▁Donald ▁Brad man ; ▁and ▁the ▁re collections ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁participants ▁in ▁Blood , ▁S we at ▁and ▁T ears ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁Biography ▁Margaret ▁Ged des ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁in ▁rural ▁Victoria . ▁Her ▁lif el ong ▁interest ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁her ▁family ▁history ; ▁five ▁of ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁six ▁younger ▁brothers ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁services ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁two ▁died . ▁Ged des ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁for ▁The ▁Age ▁newspaper ▁– ▁initially ▁writing ▁rock ▁music ▁reviews . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Ged des ▁author ed ▁a ▁work ▁of ▁fiction , ▁Un se em ly ▁Long ing : ▁A ▁Nov el , ▁which ▁is ▁" about ▁a ▁woman ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁a ▁brain ▁tum our . ▁[ It ] ▁tells ▁of ▁her ▁difficulty ▁in ▁adjust ing ▁to ▁life ▁and ▁establish ing ▁her ▁identity ▁after ▁a ▁major ▁operation ". ▁She ▁has ▁published ▁two ▁bi ograph ies , ▁Remember ing ▁We ary ▁( 1 9 9 6 ) ▁on