Is That You Ruthie

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: University Of Queensland Press
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2022
Edition: Reprint

Description: 156 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: In the Depression years Queenslands notorious Cherbourg Aboriginal Mission became home to four-year-old Ruth until her late teens when she was sent out to serve as a domestic on a station homestead. Ruthie is the central character in this lively and candid memoir of institutional life. Her milestones and memories reflect the experiences of many dormitory girls. The strong and lasting bonds that developed between them helped to compensate for family love and support denied them by the disruptive removal policy of the day. An inspiring life story, this remarkable memoir won the prestigious David Unaipon Award in 1998. In her recently released sequel Bittersweet Journey Ruth recounts, with characteristic humour and honesty, a dormitory girls life after the Mission.

ISBN: 9780702234156