| Author | Carey, Peter |
| Year | 2017 |
| Title | A long way from home |
| Publisher | Penguin Australia |
| Notes | This is a work of fiction rather than factual but still informative. An interview with Philip Adams had made mention of an indigenous connection but that was a more significant element than I had expected to find in a story about the iconic Redex trials of the 1950s. The determination of a husband and wife in Bacchus Marsh to compete in the round Australia rally as a step toward business success provides the context but the story ultimately lands elsewhere. Their next door neighbour turned navigator had been raised as the son of a missionary without knowledge of his true identity. As the truth is revealed the reader is confronted by the awful history of indigenous dispossession, racial abuse, and stolen children. Available from Toowoomba Region Library |
Toowoomba First Nations Allies
Listening – Learning – Connecting
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