Aboriginal love story amidst racial division in early 20th century Australia.Shadow Lines tells the story of Jessie Argyle, born in the remote East Kimberley, and Edward Smith, a young Englishman escaping London. In a society divided by race, they meet and fall in love.Against strong opposition, they marry and create a home that becomes a haven for Aboriginal cultural and social life. But unrelenting surveillance and harassment threaten their famil...

There are many unsung heroines in Black Australia, and Alice is one of them. At the time of its publication, When the Pelican Laughed was a landmark work that exposed what white Australians are reluctant to face – that is, the extent to which Aboriginal workers were effectively, and actually, slaves. A natural-born storyteller, Alice was born in the Pilbara in the early 20th century. Stolen from her home at a young age, she was first taken to Moore River Settlement before being forced into...