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by Julie Janson

Genre: Other8

Published: 2015

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THE CROCODILE HOTEL by critically acclaimed playwright, Julie Janson, has written a debut novel: This story strikes deep into Australia's heart. An epic novel about a young Aboriginal single mother's awakening of identity and compassion in a remote Northern Territory community in 1976. This land holds a terrible secret of immense proportions, the earth is red with the memory. Jane Reynolds is swept up in a year of wonders, as she negotiates her place between the black and white societies. She begins teaching in the caravan school on the remote cattle property, Harrison Station, south of Arnhem Land. Jane arrives with her five-year-old son Aaron. She meets traditional Aboriginal elders who change her life forever. She finds love with two charismatic men and fights for Land Rights alongside the Lanniwah, while finding respect and redemption for herself. The great grand-daughter of a Darug Hawkesbury river Aboriginal woman, Jane takes a journey to recognise...

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