The Last Daughter
$32.82
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
4 April 2023
Summary
When Brenda Matthews was two years old, she and her siblings were taken from their parents. For the next five years she was a much-loved daughter in a white family, a happy child in a country town on the outskirts of Sydney, unaware of the existence of her Aboriginal family or how hard her parents were fighting for her return-unaware of her Aboriginal identity.
Then, she was suddenly returned to her Aboriginal family, the last daughter to come home. Decades later, feeling a sense of s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922790170 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922790176 |
| Author: | Brenda Matthews |
| Publisher: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 4 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 346g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 233mm x 154mm |
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Critics Review
‘Powerful and inspirational—a must-read.’ * Taryn Brumfitt, Australian of the Year *
‘The Last Daughter might be one of the most important books an Australian could read…This memoir is not for the faint of heart, but it is a book for anyone with a heart.’ * Books+Publishing *
‘As well as being a moving story of two families, The Last Daughter speaks of the potential for healing between two cultures.’ * Sydney Morning Herald *
‘This incredible story is plainly but evocatively told: not just from Brenda’s perspective, but from that of both her families.’ * Jo Case, InDaily *
‘Beautiful.’ * Hilary Harper, ABC RN Life Matters *
‘Powerful [and] heartbreaking.’ * Australian Women’s Weekly *
‘A truly eye-opening read and one that I believe should be a must-read for all Australians. It is a terrible part of Australia’s history, but a part that we should all know about.’ * Good Reading (5 stars) *
About The Author
Brenda Matthews
Brenda Matthews is a proud Wiradjuri woman. She lives with her husband, Mark, in Bundjalung country, Queensland. Brenda is a mother, a grandmother, a sister, a daughter and an aunty, a poet, a writer, a speaker and co-director of the feature film, The Last Daughter, a documentary of her life.
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