![]() ![]() If you wanted more context on invasion day, even/particularly if you resent that expression, you would do well to read this excellent book. I found the references and bibliography of follow up reading both useful and perhaps tragic in its inherently limited quantity. A certainty of “reflection of past narrative” clearly told as a mirror to the primary native-settler story, but also the awful realisation there will be no happy ending. Perhaps hardest to read is the completely horrid certainty of the high-level plot. It has a cracking pace and is very thoughtful, considering as it does the roles of individual, of local administration, of remote governance, and alongside all of this the place of state-approved religion. With even the slightest empathy for the characters, the natives, this is not an easy read. The chapter quotes delivered a strong emotional sense against which the narrative would work. There was no thought in his head, only an intense drive to run. ![]() Colemans debut novel blazes with truth.' - Kelly Link, author of Get in Trouble Terra Nullius (def): land belonging to no one no mans land 'Jacky was running. The narration was very pleasing and sympathetic to the characters. NPR Best Books of 2018 'A gut punch of a book in the style of Le Guin, Atwood, and Butler. ![]()
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