{"product_id":"a-piece-of-red-cloth-various-9781761471315","title":"A Piece of Red Cloth","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful, unique novel based on the oral history of the Yolngu people from north-east Arnhem Land that tells the story of a grandmother who stops at nothing to protect her granddaughter.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's early in the wet season. A flock of crested terns sweeps into the bay and dives towards Batjani. The birds are saying the foreigners are coming, as they do every year, but why are they so full of menace? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Batjani's beloved granddaughter Garritji is on the cusp of womanhood, about to go through the rituals preparing her for marriage. Batjani uses all means at her disposal to protect her granddaughter from the visiting Macassan trepang fishers, but she is betrayed. Can Garritji be saved? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This powerful and unique novel is based on oral history and told through Yolngu eyes, with ancestors as the Yolngu remember them: proud, strong, resilient people in control of their world and interacting with foreigners on their own terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'We've been waiting a long time for a book like this that tells a big Yolngu story, rich with Yolngu knowledge and world view, and with the vivid language and narrative excitement to appeal to everyone...[A] breathtaking re-imagining of history and place.' - \u003cb\u003eNicholas Jose, editor of the \u003ci\u003eMacquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Offers readers a glimpse into pre-colonial Australia and a world still powerfully alive in the Yolngu imagination' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKim Mahood, award-winning writer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'With all the color and sensuality of slow-paced life on Country, the novel suddenly moves towards its action-filled resolution.' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Muecke, Nulungu Research Institute, Broome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Various\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1761471317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761471315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Various","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241469882623,"sku":"9781761471315","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4de3cd4d-43c8-4877-ad2c-91b40cfbe17b.jpg?v=1772654563","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-piece-of-red-cloth-various-9781761471315","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}