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The Last Daughter
- A True Story of Love, Loss and Reconnection
- Narrated by: Ella Ferris
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
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When she was two years old, Brenda and her siblings were taken from their parents.
For the next five years she was a much-loved daughter in a white family, a happy child in a country town on the outskirts of Sydney, unaware of the existence of her Aboriginal family or how hard her parents were fighting for her return – unaware of her Aboriginal identity.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-03-2024
Very touching
Such a remarkable story that everyone should hear. Saddening, but touching all the same. Brought a tear to my eye at many points in Brenda’s journey. This one is not to be missed.
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