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A piece of red cloth : a novel from Arnhem Land

Norrington, Leonie2025
Books, Manuscripts
It's early in the wet season. A flock of crested terns sweeps into the bay and dives towards Batjani. The birds are saying the foreigners are coming, as they do every year, but why are they so full of menace? Batjani's beloved granddaughter Garritji is on the cusp of womanhood, about to go through the rituals preparing her for marriage. Batjani uses all means at her disposal to protect her granddaughter from the visiting Macassan trepang fishers, but she is betrayed. Can Garritji be saved? This powerful and unique novel is based on oral history and told through Yolngu eyes, with ancestors as the Yolngu remember them: proud, strong, resilient people in control of their world and interacting with foreigners on their own terms.
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
St MarysFictionNORRINGOnloan - Due: 03 Mar 2025
St MarysFictionNORRINGOnloan - Due: 03 Mar 2025
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