Anita Heiss, Tony Birch and SJ Norman grapple with the past

The Book Show

English - July 04, 2022 00:05 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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For NAIDOC Week, three Aboriginal writers who are grappling with the past: Anita Heiss takes the 1852 Gundagai flood as the starting point for her novel Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray, Tony Birch explores his family history in Dark as Last Night and SJ Norman's, Permafrost, a collection of haunted short stories.