EAN: 9780063213531

THE WHITE GIRL - TONY BIRCH KARTONIERT (TB)

?A profound allegory of good and evil  and a deep exploration of human interaction  black and
white  alternately beautiful and tender  cruel and unsettling.?? Guardian Australia's leading
indigenous storyteller makes his American debut with this immersive and deeply resonant novel 
set in the 1960s  that explores the lengths we'll go to save the people we love?an
unforgettable story of one native Australian family and the racist government that threatens to
separate them. Odette Brown has lived her entire life on the fringes of Deane  a small
Australian country town. Dark secrets simmer beneath the surface of Deane?secrets that could
explain why Odette's daughter  Lila  left her one-year-old daughter  Sissy  and never came back
or why Sissy has white skin when her family is Aboriginal. For thirteen years  Odette has
quietly raised her granddaughter without drawing notice from welfare authorities who remove
fair-skinned Aboriginal children from their families. But the arrival of a new policeman with
cruel eyes and a rigid by-the-book attitude throws the Brown women's lives off-kilter. It will
take all of Odette's courage and cunning to save Sissy from the authorities  and maybe even
lead her to find her daughter. Bolstered by love  smarts  and the strength of their ancestors 
Odette and Sissy are an indomitable force  handling threats to their family and their own
identities with grace and ingenuity  while never losing hope for themselves and their future.
In The White Girl  Miles Franklin Award-nominated author Tony Birch illuminates Australia's
devastating post-colonial past?notably the government's racist policy of separating Indigenous
children from their families  known today as the Stolen Generations?and introduces a tight-knit
group of charming  inspiring characters who remind us of our shared humanity  and that kindness
hope  and love have no limits.

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