Don't Take Your Love to Town

Name: Don't Take Your Love to Town
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780702266003
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By Ruby Langford Ginibi and Nardi Simpson

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Don't Take Your Love to Town by Ruby Langford Ginibi and Nardi Simpson is a compelling memoir that provides a rich account of Ruby Langford Ginibi's life journey. The work offers a vivid portrayal of her experiences as an Aboriginal woman navigating personal challenges and societal changes in Australia. Through her storytelling, Ruby shares insights into her resilience, cultural identity, and the importance of family and heritage.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in an honest and powerful exploration of Aboriginal identity, resilience, and personal history. Through the eyes of the author, you'll gain profound insights into Indigenous culture and the challenges faced within a broader societal context, making it a deeply moving memoir.

Don't Take Your Love to Town

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First published in 1988, a bestselling, seminal work of Indigenous memoir and a story of courage and humour in the face of poverty and tragedy.

Ruby Langford Ginibi's remarkable talent for storytelling grabbed the attention of both black and white Australians when she released Don't Take Your Love to Town, which has gone on to become a bestseller and is now a seminal work of Indigenous memoir.

Don't Take Your Love to Town is a story of courage in the face of poverty and tragedy. Ruby recounts losing her mother when she was six, growing up in a mission in northern New South Wales, and leaving home when she was fifteen. She lived in tin huts and tents in the bush and picked up work on the land while raising nine children virtually single-handedly. Later, she struggled to make ends meet in the Koori areas of Sydney.

Don't Take Your Love to Town is a brilliant memoir that will open your eyes and heart to an extraordinary woman's story.

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Don't Take Your Love to Town by Ruby Langford Ginibi and Nardi Simpson has been acclaimed for its candid narration of Ginibi's life experiences. The memoir offers insight into the challenges faced by Indigenous Australians, particularly women, as they navigate issues of identity, culture, and survival in a contemporary society. Many reviewers appreciate the book's authentic voice and its blend of humour and poignancy in addressing difficult and complex themes.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702266003

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 May 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 408

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Biography & Memoir Nardi Simpson Non-Fiction Penguin Books Ruby Langford Ginibi

About the Author

Ruby Langford Ginibi (1934-2011), a member of the Bundjalung people, was born on Box Ridge mission at Coraki in northern New South Wales. She grew up in Bonalbo and later Casino. Her autobiographies Don't Take Your Love to Town (1988) and Real Deadly (1992) describe her life in the bush and later in Sydney raising a family of nine children. Recognised as a spokesperson, educator and author of Koori culture, she travelled and lectured in Australia and abroad, and her essays were widely published. Her tribal name 'Ginibi' (black swan) was given to her in 1990 by her aunt, Eileen Morgan, a tribal elder of Box Ridge mission. She returned to Bundjalung country to re-establish connections with her family, community and land she left as a child. My Bundjalung People is an account of her journey home, and was published by UQP in 1994.