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University of Queensland, St Lucia, 2004. Reprint. Softcover (Illustrated). Very Good. Acknowledgements. Colour illustrated paperback binding with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and black and ochre coloured titles to the backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the verso of the free front end page. Candice, a city-based lawyer, of Indigenous background, leave Sydney for her people's ancestral country, "a place where the rivers meet". As she arrives at her ancestral homeland, the time recedes to 1918, where her grandmother, Garibooli, is abducted, renamed Elizabeth and sent to work as a housemaid; "... but marriage soon offers escape from the terror of the master's nighttime visits. Her displacement carries into the lives of her seven children – their stories witness to the impact of orphanage life and the consequences of having a dark skin in post-war Australia. Vividly rekindle, the lives of her family point the direction home for Candice." – from the rear panel blurb. Author's first novel. A little rubbing of the book edges and panels. Light tanning of the text book edges, age toning of the pages and browning of the verso of the book covers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 3 - 317, [5] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Australia; Indigenous Cultures. ISBN: 0702234079. ISBN/EAN: 9780702234071. Inventory No: 0129897. . 9780702234071