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The Yield (Paperback)
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The Yield (Paperback)
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WINNER OF THE MILES FRANKLIN AWARD 2020 An exquisitely written,
heartbreaking and hopeful novel of culture, language, tradition,
suffering and empowerment 'A groundbreaking novel for black and
white Australia' Richard Flanagan, Man Booker Prize winning author
of The Narrow Road to the Deep North Knowing that he will soon die,
Albert "Poppy" Gondiwindi has one final task he must fulfill. A
member of the indigenous Wiradjuri tribe, he has spent his adult
life in Prosperous House and the town of Massacre Plains, a small
enclave on the banks of the Murrumby River. Before he takes his
last breath, Poppy is determined to pass on the language of his
people, the traditions of his ancestors, and everything that was
ever remembered by those who came before him. The land itself aids
him; he finds the words on the wind. After his passing, Poppy's
granddaughter, August, returns home from Europe, where she has
lived the past ten years, to attend his burial. Her overwhelming
grief is compounded by the pain, anger, and sadness of memory of
growing up in poverty before her mother's incarceration, of the
racism she and her people endured, of the mysterious disappearance
of her sister when they were children; an event that has haunted
her and changed her life. Her homecoming is bittersweet as she
confronts the love of her kin and news that Prosperous is to be
repossessed by a mining company. Determined to make amends and
honor Poppy and her family, she vows to save their land a quest
guided by the voice of her grandfather that leads into the past,
the stories of her people, the secrets of the river. Told in three
masterfully woven narratives, The Yield is a celebration of
language and an exploration of what makes a place "home." A story
of a people and a culture dispossessed, it is also a joyful
reminder of what once was and what endures a powerful reclaiming of
Indigenous language, storytelling, and identity, that offers hope
for the future.
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