Anita Heiss
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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
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Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray
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Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms
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Am I Black Enough For You?
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Tiddas
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Who Am I? The Diary Of Mary Talence, Sydney 1937
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Manhattan Dreaming
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Not Meeting Mr Right
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Paris Dreaming
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Avoiding Mr Right
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“How can you possibly be an agent of positive change in the world when you are full of bitterness and hatred?”
― Am I Black Enough For You?
― Am I Black Enough For You?
“Who do we know in Canberra who wears a suit?’ Libby asked. ‘More importantly, who looks good?’ I asked. ‘Stephen Smith,’ Libby offered. ‘Wayne Swan,’ Denise countered. ‘Peter Garrett?’ Libby asked ‘Greg Combet, most definitely,’ I insisted. ‘Julia Gillard,’ Libby said adamantly. Both Denise and I looked at her strangely. ‘What? Seriously, she wears a suit better than any of those guys. Especially that purple one she has.”
― Manhattan Dreaming
― Manhattan Dreaming
“Using Wiradjuri language on the cover of my novel makes a strong statement … regarding the reclamation and maintenance of the traditional language of my family.”
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― Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray
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Am I Black Enough For You? by Anita Heiss (Australia)
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“Who do we know in Canberra who wears a suit?’ Libby asked. ‘More importantly, who looks good?’ I asked. ‘Stephen Smith,’ Libby offered. ‘Wayne Swan,’ Denise countered. ‘Peter Garrett?’ Libby asked ‘Greg Combet, most definitely,’ I insisted. ‘Julia Gillard,’ Libby said adamantly. Both Denise and I looked at her strangely. ‘What? Seriously, she wears a suit better than any of those guys. Especially that purple one she has.”
― Manhattan Dreaming
― Manhattan Dreaming

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Please check out Me and Her: A Memoir of Madness,
A Teachers gutsy story of parent harassment, mental breakdown & Recovery. How did I reclaim my life?
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Cheers,
Karen :)