The author would also like to thank the following publications where earlier versions of these stories were first published:
— ‘Sonny’ in Griffith Review, Edition 70: Generosities of Spirit, 2020.
— ‘Honey’ in Kill Your Darlings, 9 July 2018.
First published 2021 by University of Queensland Press
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Cover painting and internal art: ‘Solidarity’ by Judith-Rose Thomas
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ISBN 978 0 7022 6311 8 (pbk)
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Aboriginal language in this book is palawa kani – the language of Tasmanian Aborigines.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organisations, events and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or events is entirely coincidental.
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