Tell Me Again

A Memoir

Amy Thunig

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Queensland Univ. Press
01 November 2022

Memoirs; Biography - Australian

The most inspirational and important memoir of 2022

For years, Amy Thunig thought she knew all the details about the day she was born, often demanding that the story of her birth be retold. Years later, heavily pregnant with her own first child, she learns what really happened that day. It's a tale that exemplifies many of the events of her early life, where circumstances sometimes dictated that things be slightly different from how they might seem - including what is meant by her dad being away for 'work' and why her legal last name differs from her family's.

In this remarkable memoir, Amy narrates her journey through childhood and adolescence, growing up with parents who struggled with addiction and incarceration. She reveals the importance of extended family and community networks when your immediate loved ones are dealing with endemic poverty and intergenerational trauma. In recounting her experiences, she shows how the stories we tell about ourselves can help to shape and sustain us. Tell Me Again will captivate, move and inspire readers with its candour and insight.

By: Amy Thunig
Imprint: Queensland Univ. Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 351g
ISBN: 9780702265846
ISBN 10: 0702265845
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 01 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Amy Thunig (B.Arts, M.Teach) is an academic in the School of Education at Macquarie University, a Director at Story Factory in Redfern, and has recently submitted her doctoral thesis (PhD) in Education Studies, titled 'Sovereign Women- Why Academia?' A Gomeroi/Kamilaroi yinarr and mother, in 2019 Amy delivered a TEDx talk, 'Disruption is not a dirty word'. As an academic, author, media commentator and panellist, Amy regularly appears on television programs such as ABC's The Drum, and writes for publications such as Buzzfeed, Sydney Review of Books, IndigenousX, The Guardian and more.