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A review by kimswhims
The Cherry Picker's Daughter by Kerry Reed-Gilbert
4.0
An important story in a 1950's Indigenous child's voice and quite a tribute to the determined family orientated woman who raised her.
The fruit picking and family focus was so similar to my own Mother's upbringing of the time. My mother, grew up in regional Victoria in a single parent family, with little money. They lived with wall-papered hessian walls (luxury), no running water, nor electricity and an outdoor dunny too.
Although, Kerry as a ward of the State in the times of Aboriginal protectionism was much more at risk of being removed from her family at the time.
Racism and Inter-generational trauma had their own far reaching impacts. But so does family strength and determination, they did good. Something for future generations to be proud of.
Really glad I picked this up as part of wanting to read books written by Canberra authors and as part of wanting to read more works by Indigenous writers.
The fruit picking and family focus was so similar to my own Mother's upbringing of the time. My mother, grew up in regional Victoria in a single parent family, with little money. They lived with wall-papered hessian walls (luxury), no running water, nor electricity and an outdoor dunny too.
Although, Kerry as a ward of the State in the times of Aboriginal protectionism was much more at risk of being removed from her family at the time.
Racism and Inter-generational trauma had their own far reaching impacts. But so does family strength and determination, they did good. Something for future generations to be proud of.
Really glad I picked this up as part of wanting to read books written by Canberra authors and as part of wanting to read more works by Indigenous writers.