A review by georgiasbookescapes
The Yield by Tara June Winch

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Albert “Poppy” Gondiwindi before dying starts writing a dictionary of the Pama-Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup of the Wiradjuri people. Poppy raised his family on the banks of the Murrumby River at Prosperous House on Massacre Plains. August Gondiwindi has been living the past 10 years on the other side of the world and has come home following the passing of Poppy. Filled with grief and feelings of guilt at all that passed before. August has now also learned that a mining company is intending to take over her home. And now August must help her family protect their home. 

I started reading this book on the lands of the Ngarrindjeri People and completed it largely on the land of the Kaurna People and I thank them for their commitment to caring for their country ongoing and acknowledge their ongoing connection to land, water and air. It is easy to see why this book has won so many awards. It’s beautiful and heartbreaking all at once. Deeply exploring connections to Country and family this book will break your heart. I think it’s safe to say Winch is an easy new favourite author of mine!