LOVING COUNTRY

Hardie Grant Books

LOVING COUNTRY

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LOVING COUNTRY

47 Richmond Tce Reception

Pickup available, usually ready in 2 hours

47 Richmond Terrace
Richmond VIC 3121
Australia

+61422258229

Loving Country  

Feel encouraged to discover the sacred country of Australia in an open-minded and sensitive manner.

A book that inspires ultimate respect for Mother Earth and the role of her custodians.

The intention of this book is to foster communication and understanding between all peoples and country, to bring about a range of environmental and social changes. 

Co-authors Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou hope to empower communities to tell their own stories, and for people to honour them and the country from which they have grown. Beautifully designed, all of the writing and photography in Loving Country has been created in consultation with communities. From the ingenious fish traps at Brewarrina and the rivers that feed the Great Barrier Reef, to the love stories of Wiluna and the whale story of Margaret River, there is so much to celebrate and admire about the oldest continuing culture in the world. 

For those who want to do more than a whistle-stop tour of Australia, this book offers some keys to unlock and reveal the heart of this loving country.

About the author

Bruce Pascoe was born of Bunurong and Tasmanian Aboriginal heritage in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond and graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Education. He is a member of the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative of southern Victoria and has been the director of the Australian Studies Project for the Commonwealth Schools Commission.

Bruce has had a varied career as a teacher, farmer, fisherman, barman, fencing contractor, lecturer, Aboriginal language researcher, archaeological site worker and editor.

He won the Fellowship of Australian Writers´ Literature Award in 1999 and his novel Fog a Dox (published by Magabala Books in 2012), won the Young Adult category of the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Awards.