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Not Just Black and White

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Not Just Black and White

Contributors:

By (Author) Lesley Williams
By (author) Tammy Williams

ISBN:

9780702253843

Publisher:

University of Queensland Press

Imprint:

University of Queensland Press

Publication Date:

26th August 2015

Country:

Australia

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Indigenous peoples

Dewey:

B

Prizes:

Winner of David Unaipon Award 2014

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

344

Dimensions:

Width 154mm, Height 226mm, Spine 28mm

Weight:

476g

Description

Two remarkable women tell an inspirational story about the power of family and pursuing your dreams. Lesley Williams is forced to leave Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement and her family a young age to work as a domestic servant. Apart from a bit of pocket money, Lesley never sees her wages - they are kept 'safe' for her and for countless others just like her. She is taught not to question her life, until desperation makes her start to wonder, where is all that money she earned So begins a nine-year journey for answers which will test every ounce of her resolve. Inspired by her mother's quest, a teenage Tammy Williams enter a national writing competition with an essay about injustice. Winning first prize takes Tammy and Lesley to Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch and ultimately to the United Nations in Geneva. Along the way, they find courage they never thought they had, and friendship in the most unexpected places. Told with honesty and humour, Not Just Black and White is an extraordinary memoir about two women determined to make sure history is not forgotten.

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