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By: Larissa Behrendt
Narrated by: Tamala Shelton
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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. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction World Literature Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Emotionally Gripping Tear-jerking War

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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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.

The sad truth about Australian history

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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.

Great story, brilliant narration

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I felt engaged by this story, beautifully narrated and written.
Kept me captured with this yet true insights

Beautifully depicted story

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This story was hard to hear, but important to hear. It was told well & I enjoyed it.

Good book

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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.

LOVED It

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.