"A profound allegory of good and evil, and a deep exploration of
human interaction, black and white, alternately beautiful and
tender, cruel and unsettling."-Guardian Australia's leading
indigenous storyteller makes his American debut with this immersive
and deeply resonant novel, set in the 1960s, that explores the
lengths we'll go to save the people we love-an 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 Deane-secrets that could
explain why Odette's daughter, Lila, left her one-year-old
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 fair-skinned Aboriginal children
from their families. But the arrival of a new policeman with cruel
eyes and a rigid by-the-book attitude throws the Brown women's
lives off-kilter. It will take all of Odette's 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 Award-nominated author Tony Birch
illuminates Australia's devastating post-colonial past-notably the
government's racist policy of separating Indigenous children from
their families, known today as the Stolen Generations-and
introduces a tight-knit group of charming, inspiring characters who
remind us of our shared humanity, and that kindness, hope, and love
have no limits.
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