A review by tlaynejones
Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience by Veronica Gorrie

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.75

This was so good. Gorrie is a Gunai-Kurnai and Gunditjamara woman, who writes of growing up as an Aboriginal child with her white mother and Aboriginal father. She then goes on to describe how as an adult and parent herself she joined the police force, as a way to support her family and in the hope of bridging the gap between her people and the police. She writes in a way that makes it hard to put the book down. It’s quite a fast moving story, filled with challenges, profound trauma, and so much love. 
I wish every Australian would read this brave, compassionate story. 
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