A profound allegory of good and evil, and a deep exploration of human interaction, black and white, alternately beautiful and tender, cruel and unsettling.GuardianAustralias leading indigenous storyteller makes his American debut with this immersive and deeply resonant novel, set in the 1960s, that explores the lengths well go to save the people we lovean 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 Deanesecrets that could explain why Odettes daughter, Lila, left her oneyearold 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 fairskinned Aboriginal children from their families. But the arrival of a new policeman with cruel eyes and a rigid bythebook attitude throws the Brown womens lives offkilter. It will take all of Odettes 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...

Binding: Paperback;272 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc; Classification: FA; Weight: 334 g; Dimensions: 135 x 203 x 19

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