One Hundred Years of Dirt
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One Hundred Years of Dirt
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Rick Morton
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Rick Morton
About this listen
Social mobility is not a train you get to board after you've scraped together enough for the ticket. You have to build the whole bloody engine, with nothing but a spoon and hand-me-down psychological distress.
Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton's family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate, a life of poverty and drug addiction. One Hundred Years of Dirt is an unflinching memoir in which the mother is a hero who is never rewarded. It is a meditation on the anger, fear of others and an obsession with real and imagined borders. Yet it is also a testimony to the strength of familial love and endurance.
2019, Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) Biography of the Year, Long-listed
2019, Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year, Long-listed
©2018 Rick Morton (P)2019 Bolinda PublishingCritic Reviews
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- Laura
- 30-03-2021
Brilliant book
I loved this book, it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. A brilliantly written book that is touching and funny and educational. A privilege to listen to.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-02-2022
loved it
Wow, what a life you have had Rick. I would love to be your friend.❤
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- Denwise
- 16-07-2019
Modern Man Tells Old Story Which Needs Sharing
Rick Morton is a modern day story teller with edge. He shares with brutal frankness his sexuality, poverty & living in the isolated regions of Australia & the battle of living with mental illness. That he chose to write is his gift to us all. He writes of the marginalised, the beauty of Australia & with unvarnished truth
his views of modern Australia & its politics.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-08-2022
food for thought
a reminder on how not to judge others, you just don't know what wars they have been through or what battles they are still fighting. Always be caring.
an interesting and at times disturbing account of life experiences. I do hope Ricks brother is OK now and his mother enjoying life.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-06-2021
Rick Morton.. I will now read every book you write
A multi generational struggle, that uncovers layer upon layer of grit, through the captivating recount by Rick Morton. At times I felt I could smell and taste the air and feel the pain, but how could I? A story to he told and told well.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-08-2021
Wonderfully written and performed
Rick has written and read a story which was clearly painful for him.
Providing a window into a broad range of Australian culture, class and media.
To have done this without slipping into self pity or self indulgence shows his talent as a writer.
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- Wade
- 04-08-2019
Utterly exquisite.
Should be required reading for any of the commentate class - the struggle of Rick’s mother to keep her family together. To sheer steel she must be made of. Not least of which to produce the eloquent and self aware young man that is Rick - even if he is an alien.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-08-2021
brilliant
nailed it. brilliant story, brilliant author and narrator, great messages and things that need to be talked about more.
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- Jane Darcy
- 01-10-2022
Moving and insightful story.
This is a story for our time as the class divide seems to widen apace, and deeply moving. You can hear the emotion in Rick’s narration. A story of surviving, at times, seemingly insurmountable obstacles to live a life of meaning and empathy. A story as well of the unwavering belief and quiet determination of a mother. I am left with food for thought and journeys to embark on out west . Thanks Rick.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-09-2019
Simply...Thank you Rick
Wow. Thank you Rick. Thank you for writing this book and thank you for reading it yourself. It couldn’t have been done as well by another.
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