Daughter of the river country
O'Brien, Dianne2021
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Born in rural New South Wales in the 1940s, baby Dianne is immediately taken from her Indigenous parents and adopted by an Irish couple. Raised in the era of the 'White Australia' policy and widespread racism, she grows up believing Val is her birth mother. Val promises Dianne that when she turns fifteen, she will tell her a story. Then, just months before Dianne's fifteenth birthday, Val dies. Abandoned by her stepfather, Dianne goes on to endure years of horrific violence at the hands of different partners, drug and alcohol addiction, and cruel betrayal by those closest to her. But, miraculously, her fighting spirit is not extinguished. And when, at the age of twenty-nine, Dianne learns the truth of her Aboriginal heritage, she finds her place in the world...
Main title:
Daughter of the river country / by Dianne O'Brien ; with Sue Williams.
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Edition:
Large Print Edition.
Imprint:
Oxford : Isis, Aurora, 2021.©2021.
Collation:
248 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781787828322 (paperback)
Dewey class:
BIOGRAPHY
Language:
English
Subject:
O'Brien, Dianne -- Childhood and youthO'Brien, Dianne -- FamilyParramatta Girls Home (Parramatta, N.S.W.)Stolen generations (Australia) -- BiographyWomen, Aboriginal Australian -- BiographyAboriginal Australians -- BiographyHuman rights workers -- Australia -- BiographyDesertion and non-support -- AustraliaAboriginal Australians, Treatment ofPregnant women -- AustraliaRape victims -- AustraliaAboriginal Australians -- HistoryAdoptive parents -- AustraliaBirthmothers -- AustraliaFamily violence -- AustraliaAbused women -- AustraliaMarried people -- AustraliaMothers -- Australia
BRN:
401326
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Large Print - Nonfiction | BIOGRAPHY OBRI | Available |