A family of story tellers and one timeless mystery

We all want to know where we have come from. For sister-authors Belinda Murrell and Kate Forsyth they knew their family's history from tales handed down from one story-telling generation to another. But then one day they decided to document the full history of their great great great great grandmother; the woman who wrote Australia's first children's book.Searching for Charlotteis a book that the sisters wrote together, including one research trip to England accompanied by their daughters. Belinda and Kate talk about the experience of working together, and the story of their extraordinary family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.