The life of Ruby Langford Ginibi (1934–2011) is a story of triumph against the odds.. She was born on a mission station in Coraki, NSW, and her mother left the family when Langford was six years old. At the age of 16 she embarked on the first of 4 tumultuous relationships and went on to raise 9 children, working as a fencer, cleaner and machinist. In 1984, after overcoming an alcohol addiction, Langford wrote her autobiography Don't Take Your Love to Town, which won the 1988 Human Rights Literar