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In this novel set in Australia, an Aborigine woman seeks to protect her white-passing daughter from the white men of their small village. Ultimately, she takes the girl and runs to a larger city, where by chance she finds refugee with an Aborigine family. I wish this had been better: the subject matter is important and explores a part of Australia that many people don't know much about. But the characters are mostly flat, and the dialogue is too often unbelievable. There is an abrupt end to the main narrative, with many loose ends, and an awkward epilogue makes the book even more unsatisfying to the reader.

radsloth2's review

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adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

At times it was More Slow paced but Overall a good Book, hat Shows some of the issuesaboriginals hat to Face. A bit too slow paced for my taste but I also usually prefer lighter reads. Would recommend

k_camrn's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

nemssr's review against another edition

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challenging reflective

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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