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Narrated by:
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Tamala Shelton
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By:
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Larissa Behrendt
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A story of homecoming, this engrossing novel opens with a young, city-based lawyer setting out on her first visit to ancestral country. Candice arrives at ‘the place where the rivers meet’, the camp of the Eualeyai where in 1918 her grandmother Garibooli was abducted. As Garibooli takes up the story of Candice’s Aboriginal family, the twentieth century falls away.
Garibooli, now renamed Elizabeth, is sent to work as a housemaid, but marriage soon offers escape from the terror of the master’s night-time visits. Her displacement carries into the lives of her seven children—their stories witness to the impact of orphanage life and the consequences of having dark skin in post-war Australia. Vividly rekindled, the lives of her family point the direction home for Candice.
©2009 Larissa Behrendt (P)2022 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.Critic Reviews
"A stunning first novel. Behrendt creates vivid characters whose convincing inner lives bring this story of loss and survival powerfully to life." (Kate Grenville, author of The Secret River)
"An outstanding, rich literary production of a life journey through a complex family history." (Alexis Wright, author of Carpentaria)
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- Anonymous User
- 13-07-2022
The sad truth about Australian history
I enjoyed this story so much I listened to it twice. An heartfelt insight into the generational effects of the Australian Aborigines' stolen generation. Highly recommended listening.
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- Aylish
- 10-08-2022
Great story, brilliant narration
I had no expectations when I picked up this book, and was happily surprised. I love how a story, and historical facts and events combined. I sometimes have trouble listening to non fiction, but many of the facts in this book will stay with me. I enjoyed how it started in modern times and went back, and how each generation was affected by the stolen generation. I need to read more.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-12-2022
Beautifully depicted story
I felt engaged by this story, beautifully narrated and written.
Kept me captured with this yet true insights
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- Anonymous User
- 07-03-2023
Good book
This story was hard to hear, but important to hear. It was told well & I enjoyed it.
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- Bess
- 29-11-2022
LOVED It
Such an excellent woven story demonstrating the inter-generational trauma that impacts so far beyond the initial set of circumstances. This book makes you feel it all.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-04-2024
A compelling story
I really enjoyed this story. The telling of history through many generations of trauma and the loss of family. A sad injustice
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- Anonymous User
- 06-03-2023
Beautifully touching and told
This should be read in high schools across Australia. So much depth, so much history, so much emotion… I am lost for words to describe this story except to say read it now!
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- Anonymous User
- 18-03-2023
Brilliant
Such a moving challenging story. Loved every moment of it. The history is so moving and somewhat uncomfortable.
Highly recommend it
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-07-2023
Enjoyed the book, but performance was distracting
The story kept my interest. A challenging storyline that the author did a good job of weaving together so many characters. I would have liked to see a family tree to help keep track!
The narration, however, was the worst I've heard of any audio book. There were a few mispronunciation, but that was nowhere near as annoying as the inappropriate inflections, stops in the middle of sentences, and emphasis in the wrong places. This happened incessantly and was very distracting.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-11-2022
Just wonderful
Thoroughly absorbing family history laying bare the tragedy of the stolen generation as well as the resilience at the heart of our First Nations people. Loved it.
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