Blood (First Nations Classics) by Tony Birch

Blood (First Nations Classics) by Tony BirchShortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Blood is a coming of age story set on the back roads of Australia. From multi award winning author Tony Birch comes a masterful novel about the indelible bond between two siblings. Jesse has sworn to protect his sister, Rachel, no matter what. It' s a promise that cannot be broken. A promise made in blood. But, when it comes down to life or death, how can he find the courage to keep it? Set on the

she was never to meet her mother

A history she's reluctant to revisit- dark memories and unspoken trauma

Challenges will always arise

striving to provide a stable and nurturing environment for her children

Provocative and crisp

But Celtica's villages and mines are silent

Holcombe addresses how the notion of rights plays out within the distinctive and ambivalent sociopolitical context of Australia

But when he opens his box of crayons

and society through the prism of the author's own diagnosis

Over the course of a single day

Her first volume of poetry was published when she was in her early twenties

But things are changing