Persons of Interest
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Persons of Interest

An Intimate Account of Cecily and John Burton

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Persons of Interest

An Intimate Account of Cecily and John Burton

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A world in upheaval; two lives lived under stress …

This story is set in the social and political landscape of pre– and post–World War II. It tells two vastly different tales of Cecily and John's lives in Australia and overseas, as nations clashed, and governments and international organisations tried to remake the world.

Cecily Nixon knew that marrying John Burton would be bad for her. But she loved him and, impressed with this handsome, sullen young man and his belief that he could change the world for the better, saw her role in life as to serve the world through John.

Cecily's story is a deeply personal and psychological one of love, duty and betrayal that explores the complexities of relationships. In a world that overwhelmed her, Cecily searched for 'wholeness' and delved deep into her psyche to find herself and emerge from John's shadow.

John has been known as an influential and controversial young head of Australia's Department of External Affairs – and as a would-be politician. It is less known that he was also an innovative farmer, bookseller, entrepreneur, arts patron and writer. He received international acclaim for his later work in conflict analysis and resolution.

These combined stories of courage and achievement unfold amid political intrigue and psychological trauma. ASIO surveillance, love triangles, loyalty, infidelity and tragedy all play their part in the Burtons' lives.

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Publisher
ANU Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9781760465094
Edition
1
Topic
Ciencias sociales
Subtopic
Biografías de ciencias sociales

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgements
  2. Prologue
  3. 1. Courting controversy
  4. 2. Cecily’s travels with Judith Wright
  5. 3. A shared heritage
  6. 4. John’s father: A radical, mission-driven Methodist
  7. 5. Embracing opportunities
  8. 6. Paradise lost
  9. 7. Honeymoon in dangerous times
  10. 8. The sinking of the Arandora Star
  11. 9. A remarkable rise in the public service
  12. 10. The Burton plot: Reconstruction and Nugget Coombs
  13. 11. Domesticity and babies
  14. 12. Australia on the world stage
  15. 13. Farming with an ‘accommodating wife’
  16. 14. A controversial head of department
  17. 15. Reshaping Australia’s foreign policy
  18. 16. The Gnomes of Melbourne
  19. 17. Political suicide
  20. 18. John’s short stint as high commissioner in Ceylon
  21. 19. The beginning of the end of a marriage
  22. 20. Cecily’s life-changing encounter
  23. 21. China: Neither ‘dead nor red’
  24. 22. Paying the price for a mission of peace
  25. 23. An interlude: Farming the Burton way
  26. 24. Holding it together
  27. 25. The Petrov inquiry
  28. 26. Indonesia with ASIO in tow
  29. 27. A shift to the city: Enterprises and infidelity
  30. 28. The Snowy Mountains bus, bubble cars and other ventures
  31. 29. A family in crisis
  32. 30. A love triangle
  33. 31. Staging musicals: ‘The Girl’ and ‘The Bloke’
  34. 32. Turmoil
  35. 33. The breakup
  36. 34. Tugs of war of love and divorce
  37. 35. Looking to Jung
  38. 36. Coming into her own: Counselling Cecily style
  39. 37. Revisiting relationship difficulties
  40. 38. John’s ‘real career’
  41. 39. Coming full circle: Cecily, Robert, John and all
  42. 40. A family shattered: Loss of Clare
  43. 41. Blue autumn: Cecily passes
  44. Select bibliography