You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. the yield is obviously fiction but its so well written that i felt part of the story.
but also as a book that will be widely read.

His story is the most problematic for readers because he, with good intentions, established the ironically named mission, Prosperous House, near the non-ironically named town of Massacre Plains. The yield Reviewed in the United States on 7 September 2020. Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. "A groundbreaking novel for black and white Australia."

( Log Out /  But yindyamarra is another thing too, it’s a way of life – a life of kindness, gentleness and respect at once. The appalling and continuing wilful and ignorant blindness by White people in Australia to the suffering we have caused our Indigenous people is grimly highlighted by the real names given to places where atrocities were inflicted on them - Massacre Plains, Poisoned Waterhole Creek. Insight into the history of European settlement in Australia not seen in historical texts. It makes a powerful plea for Indigenous agency and culture. It has three, roughly alternating, narrative strands, each quite different in style but each reflecting or enhancing the other two. Unable to add item to List. The novel delves into the beauty and tragedy of an Indigenous family in Australia through three view points: the narration of the life of August Gondiwindi, a letter written by Reverend Ferdinand Greenleaf, and a dictionary penned by August’s grandfather, Poppy. She tells a contemporary story of the 500 acres where the Gondiwindis live, and the challenges faced, including from mining and river degradation. Tara June Winch is a Wiradjuri author, born in Australia in 1983 and based in France.

It’s a quest story, in a way, a little like that of. A book like this one could change things.
Miles Franklin Award: The stories don’t, then, just meander along side by side for their own sakes. Pre-order Books. You’ve got me again, Sue.

How do you take the pieces of a splintered family and make them whole? Through them Poppy tells the story of his and his people’s lives; he passes on as much of their culture as he has learnt and can tell; and he shares his hopes and values: August Gondiwindi, Poppy’s grand-daughter, third person voice. The Yield: A Novel - Kindle edition by Winch, Tara June. Ten years in the making, The yield could be described as her “passion project”. Have you ever said that you don't read novels? Thanks M-R. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. She started with too broad a canvas, until her mentor, Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, encouraged her to focus on 500 acres of land, telling her she could tell her story through that lens.

Please try again. Tara June Winch manages to weave most of the issues confronting all modern Australians into this tapestry of a book while unearthing some delicious words from the language of her ancestors and giving us glimpses into the spirit world of her tribe. I had it for a while too kimbofo, but with its shortlisting for so many awards I figured it was time to read it. Tying such disparate elements together can be tricky, but based on your commentary it seems like it all works well here. The writing was strong, the characters real and the story interesting and engaging but perhaps it lost its central core that started out as the missing Jedda and became a familiar story of white colonialism albeit told in much gentler fashion than the horrific narratives of cruelty, brutality and destruction I am accustomed to. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. "A beautifully written novel that puts language at the heart of remembering the past and understanding the present. If you think I have breached your copyright in any way please let me know.


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