River, desert, island — Julie Janson's stories

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River, desert, island — Julie Janson's stories

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Jun 21, 2021

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After years teaching in the remote Northern Territory, Julie began to trace her ancestry among the Darug people around the Hawkesbury River. Her most recent novel was written in response to Kate Grenville's The Secret River

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Jun 21, 2021

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River, desert, island — Julie Janson's stories

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