Purple Threads (Paperback)

Jeanine Leane

ISBN 10: 0702238953 / ISBN 13: 9780702238956

Published by University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 2011

About this Item

Paperback. Winner of the 2010 David Unaipon Award for Indigenous WritingIt fell from the sky and rose from the ground.Water from the hills met swollen river flatsand turned wheat plains to swamplands.Big floods washed away the farmers' profitsand losses in one giant tongue of brown waterGrowing up in the shifting landscape of Gundagai with her Nan and Aunties, Sunny spends her days playing on the hills near their farmhouse and her nights dozing by the fire, listening to the big women yarn about life over endless cups of tea.It is a life of freedom, protection, and love. But as Sunny grows she must face the challenge of being seen as different, and of having a mother whose visits are as unpredictable as the rain.Based of Jeanine Leane's own childhood, these funny, endearing, and thought-provoking stories offer a snapshot of a unique Australian upbringing. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Purple Threads (Paperback)
• Publisher: University of Queensland Press, St Lucia
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0702238953
• ISBN 13: 9780702238956
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Based on the author’s childhood experiences growing up in a house full of fiercely independent women, this collection offers a unique perspective on the Australian country lifestyle. From Aunty Boo’s surveillance of the local farmers’ sheep dip alliance to Aunty Bubby’s fireside tales of the Punic Wars, the women in this book offer sage advice to their nieces about growing up as Aboriginal girls in a white country town. Farming is not an easy pursuit for anyone, but the Aunties take all the challenges in stride, facing torrential rain, violent neighbors, and injured dogs with an equal mix of humor and courage.

About the Author

Jeanine Leane is a Wiradjuri woman from South West New South Wales and an Indigenous research fellow at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. She is the recipient of the 2010 David Unaipon Award.