A review by wtb_michael
Tracker by Alexis Wright

5.0

This mammoth tribute to Tracker Tilmouth weaves together stories from dozens of people who knew and worked with him during his lifelong work to improve the lives of Aboriginal Australians. The stories paint a complex portrait of a fascinating man. They also brought home how little actual detail I knew about issues of land rights and community development in remote Australia - Tilmouth's philosophical arguments about the ways forward are compelling. I missed some sort of more personal perspective - his wife and children don't contribute stories - but this is an astonishing piece of work, and hopefully one that is widely read.