Anita Heiss
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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
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Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray
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Dirrayawadha
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Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms
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Am I Black Enough For You?
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Tiddas
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Who Am I? The Diary Of Mary Talence, Sydney 1937
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Manhattan Dreaming
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Not Meeting Mr Right
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Paris Dreaming
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“Who do we know in Canberra who wears a suit?’ Libby asked. ‘More importantly, who looks good?’ I asked. ‘Stephen Smith,’ Libby offered. ‘Wayne Swan,’ Denise countered. ‘Peter Garrett?’ Libby asked ‘Greg Combet, most definitely,’ I insisted. ‘Julia Gillard,’ Libby said adamantly. Both Denise and I looked at her strangely. ‘What? Seriously, she wears a suit better than any of those guys. Especially that purple one she has.”
― Manhattan Dreaming
― Manhattan Dreaming
“How can you possibly be an agent of positive change in the world when you are full of bitterness and hatred?”
― Am I Black Enough For You?: 10 Years On
― Am I Black Enough For You?: 10 Years On
“I know who I am until somebody questions it, and then I have to start all over again. It’s exhausting.”
― Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
― Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
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“Who do we know in Canberra who wears a suit?’ Libby asked. ‘More importantly, who looks good?’ I asked. ‘Stephen Smith,’ Libby offered. ‘Wayne Swan,’ Denise countered. ‘Peter Garrett?’ Libby asked ‘Greg Combet, most definitely,’ I insisted. ‘Julia Gillard,’ Libby said adamantly. Both Denise and I looked at her strangely. ‘What? Seriously, she wears a suit better than any of those guys. Especially that purple one she has.”
― Manhattan Dreaming
― Manhattan Dreaming
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Thanks Karen - I'm just getting the hang of this but will pop over to your page right now (and I'll tweet your link!). Much peace, Anita
Thanks Anita for friending,Please check out Me and Her: A Memoir of Madness,
A Teachers gutsy story of parent harassment, mental breakdown & Recovery. How did I reclaim my life?
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Cheers,
Karen :)
















































