- Title:
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One Hundred Years of Dirt (MP3)
- Written by:
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Rick Morton
- Read by:
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Rick Morton
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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5 hours 47 minutes
- MP3 size:
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251 MB
- Published:
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April 28 2019
- Available Date:
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April 28 2019
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781489494085
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Australian; Memoirs
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Format
Price
Bolinda price
Longlisted Australian Book Industry Award / Biography of the Year 2019
Longlisted Australian Book Industry Award / Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year 2019
A brutally raw, beautifully written, remarkably brave memoir about family, trauma and, above all, love.
Social mobility is not a train you get to board after you've scraped together enough for the ticket. You have to build the whole bloody engine, with nothing but a spoon and hand-me-down psychological distress.
Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton's family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate, a life of poverty and drug addiction. One Hundred Years of Dirt is an unflinching memoir in which the mother is a hero who is never rewarded. It is a meditation on the anger, fear of others and an obsession with real and imagined borders. Yet it is also a testimony to the strength of familial love and endurance.
'I think it's terrific and I was very moved by it.'
Tim Winton
'One Hundred Years of Dirt had me spellbound from the get-go. Morton is a crack storyteller and his words and stories are infused with genuine compassion. It's a magnificent book, the clarity of it is inspiring.'
Christos Tsiolkas, award-winning author of The Slap
'... a compelling family saga, cataloguing violence and aggression stretching across generations.'
The Sydney Morning Herald