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After Story
- Narrated by: Tamala Shelton, Shari Sebbens
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Publisher's Summary
When a mother and daughter take the overseas trip of a lifetime, they discover that the past is never quite behind them.
When Indigenous lawyer Jasmine decides to take her mother, Della, on a tour of England's most revered literary sites, Jasmine hopes it will bring them closer together and help them reconcile the past.
Twenty-five years earlier, the disappearance of Jasmine's older sister devastated their tight-knit community. This tragedy returns to haunt Jasmine and Della when another child mysteriously goes missing on Hampstead Heath. As Jasmine immerses herself in the world of her literary idols - including Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters and Virginia Woolf - Della is inspired to rediscover the wisdom of her own culture and storytelling. But sometimes the stories that are not told can become too great to bear.
Ambitious and engrossing, After Story celebrates the extraordinary power of words and the quiet spaces between. We can be ready to listen, but are we ready to hear?
Prof. Larissa Behrendt is a Eualeyai/Kamillaroi woman. She is the professor of law and director of research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at the University of Technology, Sydney.
She is admitted to the Supreme Court of the ACT and NSW as a barrister. Larissa is a land commissioner at the Land and Environment Court and the alternate chair of the Serious Offenders Review Board, a member of the Academy of Social Sciences of Australia and a founding member of the Australian Academy of Law. She is the chair of the Humanities and Creative Arts panel of the Australian Research Council College of Experts. She is the author of several books on Indigenous legal issues.
She won the 2002 David Uniapon Award and a 2005 Commonwealth Writer's Prize for her novel Home. Larissa is a board member of the Museum of Contemporary Art, a board member of Tranby Aboriginal College and a director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre. She was named as 2009 NAIDOC Person of the Year.
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Critic Reviews
"A moving story of going far away to find home again - a beautiful, hopeful book." (Kate Grenville)
"A literary tour that speaks to the imagination, connecting the cannon of English literature to the lives of a mother and daughter whose own stories have been untold, Larissa weaves an exquisite tapestry that talks to our common humanity that lives within the stories we collect, treasure and share." (Rachel Griffiths)
"After Story is a work of great originality. It is a tale of discovery and understanding, envisioned through the shared experiences of Della and Jasmine on a journey to the 'old country', a place that is not theirs. Through Della and Jasmine we come to understand the depths of familial love, with poignancy, humour and true storytelling." (Tony Birch)
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- Anonymous User
- 26-07-2021
Enchanting, heartwarming, revealing
The characters are wonderfully real. The different perspectives of the 2 main characters show the rawness of troubled relationships within families and in society.
I want an Auntie Elaine.
Thank you for writing this, it gives me a deeper insight to the qualities of a proud culture.
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- Bronwen
- 23-07-2021
Reflecive
I adore the reflective tone of this book. So many vast social, racial, personal, contemporary and historical issues are visited in such a human and personal way. This book is embued with loving acceptance and gentle understanding 💕
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- Cate Sieber
- 21-07-2021
Great story right to the end
As someone who also has a somewhat difficult relationship with their mother, this story truly resonated. I finished it while out walking on a cold winter morning with tears streaming down my cheeks. Thank you for telling this story. It was quite beautiful.
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- E Wyatt
- 08-01-2022
Highly recommended!!
Beautifully written and read. I very much enjoyed my time spent with Della and Jasmine. It left me with much to mull over. The characters jump off the page and if I could I would give Della a big hug.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-01-2022
Loved every second of this book
Perfect narration, amazing story and so much that will stay with me for a long time. Highly recommend this one.
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- Ben M
- 22-01-2022
Excellent story, fantastic narration.
It was not what I expected and I was pleasantly surprised! Such a great story.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-07-2021
Larissa Behrendt
I hadn't read anything by the author before and I loved this book and will read more by her.
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- Kathy Chapman
- 18-08-2023
Brilliant!
This is a thoughtful and insightful story about generational pain, and the weight of unshared stories. It is so well written. It has many poignant moments but at no point does it get to heavy for the reader to carry. I wish I could find the words to ‘sell’ a five star book like this but I guess if I could then I’d be the author. All I can say is it’s excellent. And the narration does it justice.
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- Susan Mancini
- 23-06-2023
Beautiful story ❤️
I loved this book. I loved the way you hear both sides of their lives.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-07-2021
Loved it, thank you
This story has me in tears one minute and chuckling the next. Incredibly touching and heart warming. Loved Della so much. Narrators were wonderful.
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