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Violence
Some
Colonial violence; racial tension; period brutality
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of identity, colonialism, and the fear of the transformed Other
What this book is about
Malouf's 1993 Booker Prize-shortlisted novel follows Gemmy Fairley, a white boy who has lived with Aboriginal Australians for sixteen years, when he stumbles into a Scottish settler community in 19th-century Queensland. A meditation on belonging, fear, and what it means to be changed by contact with the other. For older teens and adults.
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Colonial violence
Racial tension
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