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'Kate, a lonely city woman and reluctant student, is asked by her teachers to travel to the middle of the Australian desert to record a dying Aboriginal woman singing an ancient song. She accepts because she believes that she might be able to reunite with a childhood love and solve the mystery of her past.
But once there, she′s confronted by an Aboriginal culture vastly different to her own, and also by the forceful personality of the man who is supposed to help her find the singer. Very soon she is questioning everything she has ever felt about her own country and about her childhood.
Sensitively portrayed, lyrical, and filled with powerful insights about different people′s sense of home and belonging and family, The Oldest Song in the World is a brave and controversial story about discovering the power of one′s own voice and taking care to pay attention to the voice of others.' Source: http://www.harpercollins.com.au/ (Sighted 09/07/2012)
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Dedication: To everyone who taught me
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Works about this Work
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A Year of Experimentation: Australian Fiction Moving On
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 58 no. 1 2013; (p. 92-108) -
New Australian Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 October 2012; (p. 23)
— Review of Red Dirt Talking 2010 single work novel ; The Oldest Song in the World 2012 single work novel ; The Marmalade Files 2012 single work novel ; Paving the New Road 2012 single work novel -
Well Read
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 11 August 2012; (p. 21)
— Review of The Oldest Song in the World 2012 single work novel -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June/July vol. 91 no. 9 2012; (p. 24)
— Review of The Oldest Song in the World 2012 single work novel -
Desert Quest for a Song Gives a Lonely Woman Her Voice
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 August 2012; (p. 28-29)
— Review of The Oldest Song in the World 2012 single work novel
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On the Track of an Ancient Desert Song
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 June 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of The Oldest Song in the World 2012 single work novel -
Books of the Week
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 8 July 2012; (p. 37)
— Review of The Oldest Song in the World 2012 single work novel -
Cautious Destiny
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 343 2012; (p. 47)
— Review of The Oldest Song in the World 2012 single work novel -
Estranged in a Strange Land
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 July 2012; (p. 15) The Sunday Age , 29 July 2012; (p. 15)
— Review of The Oldest Song in the World 2012 single work novel -
Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 - 19 August 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of The Oldest Song in the World 2012 single work novel -
Harmonious Connections
2012
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 14 July 2012; (p. 28-29) The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 July 2012; (p. 30-31) -
A Year of Experimentation: Australian Fiction Moving On
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 58 no. 1 2013; (p. 92-108)
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