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A review by carleesi
Shadowlines by Stephen Kinnane
5.0
Truth telling is integral to understanding Australian history. I learnt so much about the Stolen Generations and Aboriginal history in WA from this story, while also feeling the story of Stephen’s family weave into that history.
Beautifully written, the very personal account of intergenerational trauma was emotionally difficult to accept sometimes, but another very important aspect of understanding colonization.
My favorite quotes:
“Together, they are the bureaucratic manifestation of the wall of silence that limits real dialogue about Aboriginal history in this country. These are not the voices of Aboriginal history, but they hold clues to our history. They are double-edged.”
Beautifully written, the very personal account of intergenerational trauma was emotionally difficult to accept sometimes, but another very important aspect of understanding colonization.
My favorite quotes:
“Together, they are the bureaucratic manifestation of the wall of silence that limits real dialogue about Aboriginal history in this country. These are not the voices of Aboriginal history, but they hold clues to our history. They are double-edged.”
“Reunions are seldom the wonderful and satisfying affairs that novelists and television producers like to portray.”
“The silence that comes with death is eventually lifted by the world that continues around us, but that part of our lives that has been left behind tugs at us, leaving us with a constant sense that there is something that we have forgotten, until it reminds us, and the world slows again where we exist.”