At 18, with a baby, Leah Purcell fled violence with her mother’s book. It became her life’s work
- Posted on July 25, 2026
- By The Sydney Morning Herald
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At 18, with a baby, Leah Purcell fled violence with her mother’s book. It became her life’s work
The actor, writer and director says it would be ‘a crime’ not to tell her ancestors’ stories on stage.
