CC is the distinguished Australian publisher who founded Virago. Her forebear was transported for seven years for stealing a piece of hemp, but managed to prosper in Australia. He returned to England 30 years later, found CC’s great-great-grandmother, his early love, and took her back to Oz with him. Callil’s delving into her antecedents is an extraordinary piece of research, and brings to light the lives of the overlooked.