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Remembering Babylon by David Malouf · Booklabria

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Remembering Babylon

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First published: 1993
Language: English
Editions: 6

Synopsis

In the mid-1840s, thirteen-year-old Gemmy Fairley is cast ashore in the far north of Australia and taken in by Aboriginals. Sixteen years later, when settlers reach the area, he moves back ino the world of Europeans. Given shelter by the McIvors, Gemmy seems at first to be guaranteed a secure role in the settlement, but there are currents of fear and mistrust in the air. -- back cover.

Subjects: Historical Fiction
Historical
Frontier and pioneer life
Australia
Aboriginal Australians
Australian aborigines
Set in: Australia

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