The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner: A Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781761568206)

"If we live life on other people's terms, we will inevitably be paralyzed into inaction. Into silence. And we definitely won't laugh. Living on other people's terms, in silence, certainly isn't my style. Not anymore."

Grace Tame has never walked on middle ground.

From a young age, her life was shaped by extremes--trauma and resilience, sorrow and hope, devastating lows and extraordinary highs. As a teenager, she found the courage to speak out after enduring prolonged child sexual abuse. That fight to reclaim her voice was only the beginning.

In 2021, Grace entered the national spotlight as Australian of the Year, sparking a tidal wave of conversation and change. Australians from all walks of life were moved by her resolve, her advocacy, and her insistence that everyone deserves the power to speak their truth.

The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner is Grace's story--told entirely on her own terms. With fierce intelligence, emotional honesty, and her signature sharp wit, she returns again and again to the things that have carried her forward: love, connection, and radical, unwavering honesty.

Like Grace herself, this memoir is bold, deeply felt, surprising, and often blisteringly funny. And in true Grace Tame fashion, it offers a hopeful, constructive vision for a future in which every person's voice matters.