Purple Threads

Purple Threads
Jeanine Leane
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NZ$ 30.00
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NZ$ 24.00
Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 156pg
29 Aug 2011 AU
International import eta 7-19 days
9780702238956
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Winner of the 2010 David Unaipon Award for Indigenous Writing Purple Threads is a humorous collection of rural yarns by a gifted storyteller. Jeanine Leane grew up on a sheep farm near Gundagai, and the stories are based on her childhood experiences in a house full of fiercely independent women. In between Aunty Boo's surveillance of the local farmers' sheep dip alliance and Aunty Bubby's fireside tales of the Punic Wars, the women offer sage advice to their nieces on growing up as Indigenous girls in a white country town. The cast of strong Aboriginal women in a rural setting gives a fascinating insight into both Aboriginal and rural life. Farming is not an easy pursuit for anyone, but the Aunties take all the challenges in their stride, facing torrential rain, violent neighbours and injured dogs with an equal mix of humour and courage. Purple Threads uses an irreverent style reminiscent of Gayle Kennedy's Me, Antman & Fleabag and Marie Munkara's Every Secret Thing , but offers a unique perspective on the Australian country lifestyle.
Jeanine Leane is a Wiradjuri woman from South West New South Wales and an Indigenous research fellow at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. She is the recipient of the 2010 David Unaipon Award.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780702238956
Published: 29 Aug 2011
Published In: Australia
Imprint: University of Queensland Press
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 156
Dewey: 823

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