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Mullumbimby

By: Melissa Lucashenko
Narrated by: Tasma Walton
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When Jo Breen uses her divorce settlement to buy a neglected property in the Byron Bay hinterland, she is hoping for a tree change, and a blossoming connection to the land of her Aboriginal ancestors. What she discovers instead is sharp dissent from her teenage daughter, trouble brewing from unimpressed white neighbours and a looming Native Title war between the local Bundjalung families. When Jo unexpectedly finds love on one side of the Native Title divide she quickly learns that living on country is only part of the recipe for the Good Life.

Told with humour and a sharp satirical eye, Mullumbimby is a modern story set against an ancient land.

©2013 Melissa Lucashenko (P)2022 Audible Australia Pty Ltd. Fiction Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Women's Fiction World Literature Comedy Inspiring Witty Heartfelt Thought-Provoking
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I wouldn’t usually pick up a book like this, I generally favour lighthearted easy reads, however this was a book club book so I gave it a go. SO GLAD I DID. It was absolutely beautiful - so descriptive, and I loved the authentic feel that you got from so hearing the traditional Aboriginal language. The characters were all loveable, and Tasma was an amazing narrator. Couldn’t fault it - incredible!

Incredible

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This is one of the best audio books I've listened to for a while. The writing is sublime, so evocative of a very beautiful part of Australia. The story is gripping and moving, funny and piognant, important and passionate. The narration bloody excellent! So glad I listened to this, the last hour kept me up til 2am... a sign of a wonderful tale.

Moving, illuminating, beautiful and uplifting

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Thank you for writting this book , for showing us another way that indiginous Australians see our home. We don't know if we don't know.
At least I have taken a step forward an d I thank you.

A must read

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well read with refreshing, thought provoking and honest storyline. Truly Australian descriptions of this beautiful cpuntry

i really enjoyed this book !

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This book is a must read. It made my heart sore and my eyes weep with both grief and joy.

Incredible and deeply moving

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Melissa Lucashenko brings the past lighting the present day to engender the future of tribal boundaries and caring for country. It's a domestic story of relationship, generational difference and inate genetic spiritual dreaming in the battle to claim native title for protection of special places and cultural landmarks.

A great story of spiritual and cultural history

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it took a bit to get past the swearing initially, the speech patterns were true to character though and I have developed insight into the meaning of country for our indigenous. Really enjoy it and will be listening to this one again

worth a listen

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I started thinking it was light and superficial and readied myself to stop but by the second half I was completely hooked and listened almost non-stop. The only narration drawback was the occasional difficulty in differentiating between the characters but that improved over the recording. The contrast between the magic and the humdrum, the characters living in both, was really well done. I thought several times the author was about to make me cringe on white v blackfella triteness but it never happened. Loved the characters and the story!

It drew me in...

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I went into this audiobook without knowing what to expect, and what a pleasant surprise it turned out to be. The story had me hooked and the narration brought the people to life. I'm eager to explore more audiobooks by Melisa Lucashenko with the intention of checking out all of her books.

Thoroughly enjoyed. Will read authors other books

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absolutely loved every second of this beautiful book. I would recommend again and again!
and Tasma Walton delivered it like no one else could 😍💖

worth a listen!

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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.