- Title:
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The Last Daughter: A True Story of Love, Loss and Reconnection (MP3)
- Written by:
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Brenda Matthews
- Read by:
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Ella Ferris
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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6 hours 35 minutes
- MP3 size:
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286 MB
- Published:
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December 28 2023
- Available Date:
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December 28 2023
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781038659972
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Australian; Indigenous Peoples; Memoirs
- Publisher:
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ABC Audio
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Price
Bolinda price
Australian author
Shortlisted ABIA / Audiobook of the Year 2024
An account of Brenda Matthews’s journey to discover the truth about her past and to unite her two families; a story of heartbreak, love and hope – one that shows a way forward for all Australians.
When she was two years old, Brenda and her siblings were taken from their parents.
For the next five years she was a much-loved daughter in a white family, a happy child in a country town on the outskirts of Sydney, unaware of the existence of her Aboriginal family or how hard her parents were fighting for her return – unaware of her Aboriginal identity.
Then, suddenly, she was reunited with her birth family, the last daughter to come home.
Decades later, Brenda searches for her foster family and her beloved white sister. Along the way she uncovers long-buried secrets and government bungling, and finds a deep connection to her Aboriginal culture.
'As well as being a moving story of two families, The Last Daughter speaks of the potential for healing between two cultures.'
The Sydney Morning Herald
'The Last Daughter might be one of the most important books an Australian could read.'
Books+Publishing
'Powerful [and] heartbreaking.'
Australian Women’s Weekly