This is not the Australia of our history books. And when the Devil catches him, Sister Bagra, who knows her duty to the ungodly, will be waiting for Jacky back at Home.Īn incendiary, timely, and fantastical debut from an essential Australian Aboriginal writer, Claire G. Jacky has escaped the Home where the Settlers sent him, but where will he go? The Head of the Department for the Protection of Natives, known to Settlers and Natives alike as the Devil, is chasing Jacky. Peace and prosperity are worth any price, but who will pay it? This rich land, Australia, will provide for all if only the Natives can learn their place. They will tear Native families apart and provide re-education to those who do not understand why they should submit to their betters. The Settlers are eager to bring peace to their new home, and they have a plan for how to achieve it. All he had was a sense of what was behind, what he was running from. There was no sense he was getting anywhere, no plan, no destination, no future. There was no thought in his head, only an intense drive to run. Terra Nullius (def): land belonging to no one no man’s land Coleman’s debut novel blazes with truth.” "A gut punch of a book in the style of Le Guin, Atwood, and Butler.
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