- Title:
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The Visitors (MP3)
- Written by:
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Jane Harrison
- Read by:
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Joseph Wunujaka Althouse; Ari Maza Long
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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7 hours 31 minutes
- MP3 size:
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329 MB
- Published:
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September 28 2023
- Available Date:
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September 28 2023
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781460749364
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Historical Fiction; Indigenous Peoples; Literary Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/HarperCollins audio
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Format
Price
Bolinda price
Award winning author
Australian author
Winner Indie Book Awards / Debut Fiction 2024
Jane Harrison's The Visitors – based on her smash hit play of the same name – is powerful, playful, provocative and moving, a radical re-envisioning of history and an unputdownable work of fiction.
On a steamy, hot day in January 1788, seven Aboriginal men, Elder statesmen representing the nearby clans, gather at Warrane. Several newly arrived ships have been sighted in the great bay to the south, Kamay. The men meet to discuss their response to these Visitors. All day, they talk, argue, debate. Where are the Visitors from? What do they want? Might they just warra warra wai back to where they came from? Should they be welcomed? Or should they be made to leave? The decision of the men must be unanimous – and will have far-reaching implications for all.
Throughout the day the weather is strange, with mammatus clouds, unbearable heat and a pending thunderstorm ... somewhere, trouble is brewing.
'A remarkable achievement of First Nations storytelling. We live in a time when truths need to be told and heard – this is a generous offering, a story that challenges and ultimately rewards us.'
Tony Birch, bestselling author of The White Girl
'A welcome addition to the literature for young people.' (on Becoming Kirrali Lewis)
Australian Book Review
'Harrison engages her YA audience with her strong narrative voice.' (on Becoming Kirrali Lewis)
The Sunday Age
'Intimate, tense, but inviting ... The Visitors offers a deep emotional journey. Harrison has written a thoughtful and powerful reimagining of a significant moment in Australian history, from a First Nations perspective.'
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