The Wonder of Little Things

Vince Copley was born on a government mission into poverty in 1936. By the time he was fifteen, five of his family had died. But at a home for Aboriginal boys, he befriended future leaders Charles Perkins, John Moriarty and Gordon Briscoe and these were friendships that would last a lifetime.  Vince was a champion footballer, premier-winning coach and proud family man who  always found kindness in the midst of prejudice and joy in living life to the full.

'The Wonder of Little Things',  written with his friend Lea McInerney over many cups of tea,  is an Australian classic in the making, a plain-speaking account of hardship, courage and optimism told without self-pity or big-noting. 

Pages: 352, Paperback

Published: 2022