The Archipelago of Us

Name: The Archipelago of Us
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SKU: 9781760992224
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A search for our identity in Australia's most remote territories

By Reneé Pettitt-Schipp

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Summary

The Archipelago of Us by Reneé Pettitt-Schipp explores the author's personal journey across Australia's Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas Islands. Through evocative prose and poetry, the book delves into themes of migration, displacement, and connection to place, providing insights into both the natural environment and the lives of those inhabiting these remote archipelagos. It's a poignant reflection on the landscape and the human stories intertwined with it.
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You might enjoy this book if you have an interest in exploring the complex relationship between humans and the natural world. The narrative entwines personal experiences with broader ecological and social themes, offering a poetic meditation on identity, place, and the environment. Readers who appreciate insightful reflections on nature and culture will likely find it captivating.

The Archipelago of Us

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The Archipelago of Us is a travel narrative, a memoir, and a thought-provoking look at Australia's complicated history with Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the asylum seekers detained there.

Five years after first living in the Indian Ocean Territories, Renee Pettitt-Schipp finds herself returning, haunted by memories of the asylum seekers she taught there in Australia's detention system. Why do the islands still have a hold on her? Why are her memories such troubled ones? And why can she not let go?

Closer to Indonesia than Australia, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands are out of sight and out of mind to most Australians, but they are the sites of some of our frontier wars, the places where our identity is laid bare in all its flawed complexity. They are also the places where there is time and space enough to ask—can we be better than this?

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The Archipelago of Us by Reneé Pettitt-Schipp has been praised for its evocative and vivid descriptions of the islands, capturing both the human and natural elements with great detail. Reviews highlight the book's profound and beautifully written narrative, conveying a strong sense of presence and empathy, despite its difficult subject matter. Readers find it masterful and powerful, offering a delicate and precise exploration of human experiences.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760992224

Publisher: Fremantle Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 May 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Fremantle Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 421g

Pages: 312

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About the Author

Renee Pettitt-Schipp is an award-winning writer who lived in the Indian Ocean Territories from 2011 until 2014. Her work with asylum seekers inspired her first collection of poetry, The Sky Runs Right Through Us, published by UWA Publishing in 2018, and was shortlisted for the inaugural Dorothy Hewett manuscript prize, and won the 2018 WA Premier's Literary Award for an Emerging Writer. Renee currently lives and writer in Western Australia's Great Southern.