The White Girl

Tony Birch

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Queensland Univ. Press
03 September 2020

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Australian Fiction

Now in B format, the superb novel from leading Indigenous storyteller Tony Birch exploring the lengths we will go to in order to save the people we love.

'Odette, be sensible. Sissy cannot leave this town.' Shea threw his hands in the air. 'Listen to me, please, Odette. It's not as if your Sissy is a white girl.'

Odette Brown has lived her whole life on the fringes of a small country town. Raising her granddaughter Sissy on her own, Odette has managed to stay under the radar of the welfare authorities who are removing Aboriginal children from their communities. When the menacing Sergeant Lowe arrives in town, determined to fully enforce the law, any freedom that Odette and Sissy enjoy comes under grave threat. Odette must make an impossible choice to protect her family.

In The White Girl, Tony Birch has created memorable characters whose capacity for love and courage are a timely reminder of the endurance of the human spirit.

By: Tony Birch
Imprint: Queensland Univ. Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 269g
ISBN: 9780702263057
ISBN 10: 0702263052
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 03 September 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tony Birch is the author of three novels- the bestselling The White Girl; Ghost River, which won the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing; and Blood, which was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. He is also the author of Shadowboxing and three short story collections, Father's Day, The Promise and Common People. In 2017 he was awarded the Patrick White Literary Award. Tony is a frequent contributor to ABC local and national radio, a regular guest at writers' festivals, and a climate justice campaigner. He lives in Melbourne.