AustLit

'Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia will do much to aid the understanding and commonality between different Australian communities.

'This collection of reminiscences of Indigenous childhoods begins with a moving and beautifully written introduction by editor Anita Heiss. In collating and editing these memories, she has again added to our understanding of the diversity of Aboriginal identity and the strong connection to land.' (Introduction)

'Robertson is on the right side of history and morality. Surely he can’t be that good, that funny?

'The title of Geoffrey Robertson’s memoir was inspired by the comment of a senior British public servant when a Blair-government minister intended to appoint him to a European judicial position: ‘What a brilliant idea, Minister … But … he is … rather his own man, isn’t he?’' (Introduction)

'Through the lens of friendship and romance The Jade Lily traces the way war smashes and transforms identity and truth.

'Sometimes the secrets we keep are gifts of love, and it’s this kind of refreshingly unvarnished love that sits at the heart of Kirsty Manning’s sweeping historical epic, The Jade Lily.' (Introduction)

'Writing with raw energy and cool intelligence, in Eggshell Skull Bri Lee reminds us of the prevalence of abuse and injustice in our communities.' (Introduction)