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Shadow Lines
by Stephen Kinnane
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- About the Book
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Shadow Lines is the story of Jessie Argyle, born in the remote East Kimberley and taken from her Aboriginal family at the age of five, and Edward Smith, a young Englishman escaping the rigid structures of London. In a society deeply divided on racial lines, Edward and Jessie met, fell in love and married against strong opposition. Despite unrelenting surveillance and harassment the Smith home was a centre for Aboriginal cultural and social life for over thirty years. A deeply personal story of two remarkable people.
A powerful and lyrical work by a writer of vision and imagination.
Praise for the the book
‘… a rich and moving testimony … strongly recommended’
— Australian Bookseller+Publisher‘ … a tale of self-discovery beautifully told …’ — The West Australian
‘… a profound read.’— Western Suburbs Weekly
‘… a considerable accomplishment.’— Weekend Australian
‘Kinnane’s meticulous research and a talent at reading between the lines are evident from the first chapter’ — Aboriginal History
‘… little short of a masterpiece.’ — Sydney Morning Herald
‘… a stunning work, straddling the genres of lay and academic history’— Studies in Western Australian History
- Categories
- Indigenous Writing, Biography & Autobiography, Award Winning
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fremantle Press
- Awards
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Winner, AIATSIS Stanner Award, 2006
Winner, Western Australian Premier’s Award, 2006 - ISBN11
- 1 86368 237 6
- ISBN13
- 9 781863 682374
- HB/PB
- Paperback
- Format
- C Format (230 x 152mm)
- Pages
- 416
- Media
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From the Catalogue
Wilderness Society Award
Congratulations to Sally Morgan whose book The Last Dance won the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Meg McKinlay and Kyle Hughes-Odgers were also shortlisted in the same category for Ten Tiny Things