Erica McWilliam Livres

The book examines the critical role of creativity as the driving force of the 21st-century economy, emphasizing its necessity beyond traditional creative industries. Erica McWilliam argues that current educational systems, especially in Australia, fail to adequately nurture young people's creative abilities. She highlights the importance of developing these capacities for future success and productivity, offering insights and examples from both Australia and abroad to advocate for a significant shift in pedagogical approaches to better prepare youth for a creatively-driven workforce.

Saving Grace explores a century-old mystery about shame and madness in one Queensland family. Told with prim reluctance that her great aunty, Grace Baynes, went insane when her fiancé married her younger sister, the author seeks to know the truth. What really happened to Grace and why? Dramatically told just as Erica discovered it piece by piece, the family story she reconstructs is as engrossing as it is edifying. The narrative blends evidence taken from historical and medical records with contemporary psychiatric opinion to produce a compelling account of vulnerability and unconditional love in the life of Grace Clement Baynes. A woman lost to her family. A woman lost to herself.