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The young Wooreddy recognised the omen immediately, accidentally stepping on it while bounding along the beach: something slimy, something eerily cold and not from the earth. \u003ci\u003eSince it had come from the sea, it was an evil omen.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoon after, many people died mysteriously, others disappeared without a trace, and once-friendly families became bitter enemies. The islanders muttered, 'It's the times', but Wooreddy alone knew more: the world was coming to an end.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cbr /\u003eIn Mudrooroo's unforgettable novel, considered by many to be his masterpiece, the author evokes with fullest irony the bewilderment and frailty of the last native Tasmanians, as they come face to face with the clumsy but inexorable power of their white destroyers.\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eA novel of real power and stature\u003c/i\u003e. - Adelaide Advertiser\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Dr Wooreddy, Mudrooroo has taken his previous themes of (Aboriginal) heritage and identity and melded them into one perception. This is an amazing book\u003c/i\u003e. - Newcastle Herald\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003ePowerfully imaginative, unflinchingly honest, rich in imagery and alive with comic ironies\u003c/i\u003e. - Australian Book Review\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutstanding\u003c/i\u003e. - Boston Herald |
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