Audrey Evans is a truly inspirational Australian woman who overcame tremendous obstacles and hardships to inspire and change lives. This is Audrey’s life story—a life that involved growing up through abuse, pregnancy at 17, battling through depression and countless visits to mental institutions, rape, prostitution, alcoholism, abusive relationships and poverty. This memoir is far more than just the story of an inspirational aboriginal woman, it is the life of an extraordinary person who triumphed to qualify as a teacher in the same year she qualified for the old-age pension. The rest of Audrey’s life was spent nurturing and loving children who needed a home and support, as well as encouraging and teaching both children and adults. Her painful life equipped her to develop new ways of dealing with difference. This is definitely a book that will leave you feeling blessed and thankful for a fortunate life. At times disjointed and not descriptive enough, Many Lifetimes is nonetheless perfect for fans of Australian biographies as well as readers who enjoyed the works of Dave Peltzer and Frank McCourt.