{"product_id":"is-that-you-ruthie-ruth-hegarty-9780702268540","title":"Is That You, Ruthie?: Introduced by Jackie Huggins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow included in UQP's First Nations Classics series with an introduction from Jackie Huggins, \u003cem\u003eIs That You, Ruthie?\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkable memoir that recounts, with characteristic humour and honesty, a dormitory girl's life on the Mission.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Is that you ...?' Matron's voice would ring out across the dormitory. In that pause sixty little girls would stop in their tracks, waiting to hear who was in trouble. All too often the name called out would be that of the high-spirited dormitory girl Ruthie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Depression years, Queensland's notorious Cherbourg Aboriginal Mission became home to four-year-old Ruth until her late teens when she was sent out to serve as a domestic on a station homestead. Ruthie is the central character in this lively and candid memoir of institutional life. Her milestones and memories reflect the experiences of many dormitory girls. The strong and lasting bonds that developed between them all helped to compensate for family love and support denied them by the government's disruptive removal policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn inspiring life story, this remarkable memoir won the David Unaipon Award in 1998. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Hegarty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0702268542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780702268540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Queensland Pr (Australia)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ruth Hegarty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807117070591,"sku":"9780702268540","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2bbe966-8ee6-4b44-8263-ab17e46133f4.jpg?v=1745378596","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-that-you-ruthie-ruth-hegarty-9780702268540","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}