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The Burnt Stick

The Burnt Stick

Hardback (01 Mar 1995)

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Publisher's Synopsis

When John was nearly five, he was brutally separated from his Aborigine mother and his tribe and was taken to live in a mission, because his father was white. This story is based on fact and tells of the boy's struggle to decide where he belongs in an intolerant society.

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Viking

Viking

Viking publishes the widest possible range of literary fiction and non-fiction. Our fiction list includes John le Carr?, Nick Hornby, Will Self, Colm T?ib?n, Nicole Krauss, William Trevor, Catherine O' Flynn, Jonathan Coe, and Joshua Ferris. In non-fiction, the range covers current affairs, history, biography, memoir, narrative non-fiction, music and sport. Our authors include Antony Beevor, Andrew Rawnsley, Mark Bostridge, Sarah Bradford, Saul David, Catherine Bailey, Lynn Barber, Claire Tomalin and John Stubbs.

Book information

ISBN: 9780670859122
Publisher: Viking
Imprint: Viking
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 52
Weight: 339g
Height: 243mm
Width: 190mm
Spine width: 11mm

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