Black Swan

Name: Black Swan
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781742375533
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A Koorie woman's life

By Carolyn Landon and Eileen Harrison

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Black Swan by Carolyn Landon and Eileen Harrison is a deeply personal memoir that chronicles Eileen Harrison's journey as a Koori woman from the Gippsland region in Australia. The story explores her experiences with identity, family, and culture, highlighting her efforts to balance traditional customs with modern life. This compelling narrative offers an intimate insight into the challenges and triumphs of an Aboriginal woman's life.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in personal stories that explore cultural identity and resilience. It offers a profound insight into the life and experiences of the authors, highlighting themes of heritage, adversity, and growth. Through candid storytelling, the narrative weaves a compelling memoir that sheds light on the complexities of indigenous life and history.

Black Swan

A frank and powerful memoir of the life of an Aboriginal woman, from her early years on the Lake Tyers mission to discovery of her talent as a painter.

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‘It's bad luck to catch a black swan’.

As one of eleven children, with loving parents, Eileen Harrison feels secure growing up at the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Mission Station in the 1950s. Chosen as the ideal family to test the new policy of assimilation, they are wrenched from the Mission and sent off to Ararat in the hope that they will become part of that community. But unable to build a stable life in the face of isolation and discrimination, the family is torn apart. Eileen must become the protector and the peacemaker.

As a child, Eileen set free a black swan caught in a hessian bag. Now the story of the magical black swan from her childhood provides an uncanny map for her life as she struggles to find her path. Powerfully told in Eileen's words, her experiences speak eloquently of what has happened to Aboriginal people over the last half-century.

Black Swan by Carolyn Landon and Eileen Harrison is a poignant narrative that captures these experiences with heartfelt depth and insight.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742375533

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 2011

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 426g

Pages: 256

Collections

Biography & Memoir Carolyn Landon Education & Reference Eileen Harrison Non-Fiction

About the Author

Eileen Harrison is a Kurnai woman and an artist. Carolyn Landon is an oral historian and author of the bestselling Jackson's Track.