Should be required whitefella reading

This story captures eloquently the trauma, anger and resilience of the Aboriginal Australians I have had the privilege to know. It resonates in so many ways with some of the histories I've heard. There's still so much learning, reconciliation, and healing that needs to happen. The narration is perfect, too. I especially loved the way the narrator captured Pretty Mary. Her intonation, pitch and irreverence sounded exactly like the female elders I've talked to. It's a great story, well told.

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One of the best narrations I’ve heard

This book has an engrossing story line and super narration.
I found the audio so compelling and such a plus for this particular story.
Highly recommend this book.

you want to read this

loved it. read this. recommend this 100 fold. real
gritty. inspiring. also, the tarot doesn't lie.

Gritty? Yes. Darkly hilarious? No.

Most of the summary was accurate, except for the claim of dark hilarity. Dark, sarcastic wisecracks never delivered laughs. Instead, this was a generational drama about the jagged ties binding Kerry to her aboriginal family. Old and new trauma are dealt with amidst the threat of losing ancestral lands to a white developer. There’s a lot of cussing, and several plot lines involving racism, sexism and both domestic and sexual violence that could be triggering. The narration was outstanding, even if the accents and unfamiliar local lingo sometimes made things hard to follow. Ultimately an engrossing, but also grim, Australian tale.