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Purple threads / Jeanine Leane.

By: Publication details: St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2011.Description: 157 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780702238956 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • A823.4 22
Awards:
  • Winner of the 2010 David Unaipon Award for Indigenous Writing.
Summary: Growing up in the shifting landscape of Gundagai with her Nan and Aunties, Sunny spends her days playing on the hills near their farmhouse and her nights dozing by the fire, listening to the big women yarn about life over endless cups of tea. It is a life of freedom, protection, and love. But as Sunny grows she must face the challenge of being seen as different, and of having a mother whose visits are as unpredictable as the rain. Based of Jeanine Leane's own childhood, these funny, endearing, and thought-provoking stories offer a snapshot of a unique Australian upbringing.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library 823.4 LEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library 66922

Growing up in the shifting landscape of Gundagai with her Nan and Aunties, Sunny spends her days playing on the hills near their farmhouse and her nights dozing by the fire, listening to the big women yarn about life over endless cups of tea. It is a life of freedom, protection, and love. But as Sunny grows she must face the challenge of being seen as different, and of having a mother whose visits are as unpredictable as the rain. Based of Jeanine Leane's own childhood, these funny, endearing, and thought-provoking stories offer a snapshot of a unique Australian upbringing.

Winner of the 2010 David Unaipon Award for Indigenous Writing.

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