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The Yield: Winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin Award

By: Tara June Winch
Narrated by: Tony Briggs
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 Experience the powerful reclaiming of Indigenous language and identity in Tara June Winch's The Yield, narrated by Tony Briggs.

A Legacy of Words
The yield in English is the reaping, the things that man can take from the land. In the language of the Wiradjuri, yield is the things you give to, the movement, the space between things: baayanha.
Knowing that he will soon die, Albert 'Poppy' Gondiwindi takes pen to paper. His life has been spent on the banks of the Murrumby River at Prosperous House, on Massacre Plains. Albert is determined to pass on the language of his people and everything that was ever remembered. He finds the words on the wind.

A Return to Roots
August Gondiwindi has been living on the other side of the world for ten years when she learns of her grandfather's death. She returns home for his burial, wracked with grief and burdened with all she tried to leave behind. Her homecoming is bittersweet as she confronts the love of her kin and news that Prosperous is to be repossessed by a mining company. Determined to make amends, she endeavours to save their land - a quest that leads her to the voice of her grandfather and into the past, the stories of her people, the secrets of the river.

A Celebration of Endurance
Profoundly moving and exquisitely written, Tara June Winch's The Yield is the story of a people and a culture dispossessed. But it is as much a celebration of what was and what endures, and a powerful reclaiming of Indigenous language, storytelling, and identity.

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'Take courage when you read this book. You'll need it. Winch asks big questions of this country. Is the answer within us?' Bruce Pascoe

'Mesmerising and important.' Melissa Lucashenko

'A lyrical, courageous storyteller, Winch redefines Australia in this generational tale of reclamation and hope.' The Times

'Intensely moving, gripping, brutal and yet so full of generosity. I learned so much about the lyrical Wiradjuri language. Brilliant.' Annabel Crabb Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Voices Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Tear-jerking
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The Yield and Dark Emu need to be read by all Australians. It is so long overdue that we put our white fragility to one side and get on with the business of healing the generational traumas caused by colonisation. This book is also writerly and beautifully written, interweaving stories and language - providing proof of the power of words and language to create a sense of self and one’s world. Thank you Tara! Also beautiful reading and input from so many important scholars. I both read and listened. The audible version adds much depth and it is a joy to hear the beautiful Wiradjuri language spoken. Such a privilege.

Most powerful important book I have read in a very long time

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I gave this book 5 stars. I think all Australians need to hear this history, it’s important. As a white Australian I endeavour to learn more about the true history of the place I live. It is a beautiful story, I cried at it’s beauty a few moments. I listened to it while driving across a part of australia and it gave the landscape more meaning. The narrator has a wonderful voice, I recommend hearing this on audio book because you can hear the wiradjuri pronounciation of words, and words, language is such an important part of this book.

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I loved this book. It was so beautifully written. Whilst also containing so much heart ache and gruesome truths. I feel like I’ve received a little education and history lesson to boot. Really appreciated Tony Briggs’ performance too. Hearing the language was really powerful.

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Man's inhumanity to man knows no bounds! Recommended reading for all. Lyrical language, loved it!

Sad, uplifting, eye opening, heart wrenching

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No doubt the Yield is a beautiful written book but found it quite difficult and heavy to read ...
Read this book for my Bookclub but decided to have the audio version and it was so much better and Tony Briggs's voice is so relaxed to listen to.

Beautiful written but quite heavy to read ...

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