Toowoomba First Nations Allies

Listening – Learning – Connecting

Edenglassie

AuthorLucashenko, Melissa
Year2023
TitleEdenglassie
PublisherUniversity of Queensland Press
NotesA fictional work based on the history of the early settlement on South East Queensland.
When Mulanyin meets the beautiful Nita in Edenglassie, their saltwater people still outnumber the British. As colonial unrest peaks, Mulanyin dreams of taking his bride home to Yugambeh Country, but his plans for independence collide with white justice.
Two centuries later, fiery activist Winona meets Dr Johnny. Together they care for obstinate centenarian Granny Eddie, and sparks fly, but not always in the right direction. What nobody knows is how far the legacies of the past will reach into their modern lives.
In this brilliant epic, Melissa Lucashenko torches Queensland’s colonial myths, while reimagining an Australian future.