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Bezig met laden... Spirits of the Ghandoor Judy Nunn
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. An interesting historical look at the building the Ghan, aboriginal treatment, the cameleers. Not the Audio book but can't find an accurate cover in Library Thing. ( ) In 1876, 16-year-old Emily McQuillan lies dying, lost in the Australian desert. When she is rescued by an Aboriginal family she becomes one of them, adapting to their way of life and learning the language before marrying and having a child. Their peaceful existence is shattered one day, and she is caught up in the massacre of her family by those who see Aboriginal Australians as little more than vermin. In 2001 Jessica Manning is an Aboriginal/Irish woman hired to negotiate between Elders and those building the Ghan railway to ensure sacred sites are preserved. Surveyor Matthew Witherton and his team must create a rail corridor on which the track will be laid. They have reached the final leg between Alice Springs and Darwin and are crossing Aboriginal land. Matt has no idea about his aboriginal heritage, but is deeply affected by a site that the railway is set to run through, which isn't known to local Aboriginal people. Are his ancestors reaching out to him from the past (his great-great-great grandparents?), can Jess help him unravel the story, and can they make a bold move of rerouting the railway? Some wonderfully strong female protagonists are featured in this book, an important story that helps to tell the sordid past of Australia and the effects that echo today as well as informing the reader about the Aboriginal race, their history and beliefs, as well as the terrible impact of colonialism upon them. Well done. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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It is 2001 and as the world charges into the new Millennium, a century-old dream is about to be realised in the Red Centre of Australia: the completion of the mighty Ghan railway, a long-lived vision to create the 'backbone of the continent', a line that will finally link Adelaide with the Top End. But construction of the final leg between Alice Springs and Darwin will not be without its complications, for much of the desert it will cross is Aboriginal land. Hired as a negotiator, Jessica Manning must walk a delicate line to reassure the Elders their sacred sites will be protected. Will her innate understanding of the spiritual landscape, rooted in her own Arunta heritage, win their trust? It's not easy to keep the peace when Matthew Witherton and his survey team are quite literally blasting a rail corridor through the timeless land of the Never-Never. When the paths of Jessica and Matthew finally cross, their respective cultures collide to reveal a mystery that demands attention. As they struggle against time to solve the puzzle, an ancient wrong is awakened and calls hauntingly across the vastness of the outback... Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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