Winds of Time is set entirely in Western Australia and traces the seven generations of Anthony Barnabas Curtis’ family.

From his humble beginnings at the Swan River Colony (now known as Fremantle) in 1830 and follows the family to Busselton and Wonnerup and into the family homes of Inlet Park, Wonnerup House and Abbey Farm.

The book recalls the courage, tenacity, determination, hardships, great sorrows and great joys the Curtis family experienced over the years.

Pamela’s father Anthony George Glindon Curtis had collected information about his family over the years, with a view to writing a book about his life and that of his ancestors.

He had commissioned his cousin Cara Cammilleri to find out about Anthony Curtis, as she was a historian at the Battye Library and that story is the first and second chapters of this book,Pamela said.

Unfortunately my father died suddenly in 1998 and two years later I started to put all the information that had been accumulated into book form so that future generations could have an account of the lives of their ancestors.

The Curtis family is well known in the region, having been in the area since the first settlers arrived.

Pamela’s grandfather, Bill Curtis discovered the Yallingup caves, built the Post Office and butchers shop at Cowaramup and helped build the lighthouse at Cape Naturaliste.

Each chapter features a new generation and follows their lives, their children, and how they lived, including my parents Glin Curtis and Joyce Winifred Curtis (Joy), she said.

It’s filled with the history of the region, has 48 photos, and the cover is Chapman’s Mill at Inlet Park.

The book can be purchased for $30 by emailing Pamela at farrallpam@gmail.com or by phone on 9245 1122.