| Title | : | Shadow Child: A Memoir of the Stolen Generation |
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| ISBN | : | 0868066583 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780868066585 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Unknown Binding |
| Number of Pages | : | 270 |
| Publication | : | First published June 9, 1999 |
An account of the social injustice meted out to Aboriginal Australians.
Shadow Child: A Memoir of the Stolen Generation Reviews
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Written by an Aboriginal woman this book is the story of her life as a child forcibly removed from her parents and sent to live with a foster family. It seems to me that taking a child from their family and placing them into another does not always have good repercussions. Rosalie writes clearly and truthfully about her life, and that it is a lifelong journey to try and come to terms with what happened to her. Unfortunately she has not been able to be reunited with her father but has found her mother and siblings. Truly an awful part of Australian history that can't be hidden away.
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an excellent, but tough read