Walkabout Woman
Michaela Roessner
"Rescued" from the Dreamtime by a well-meaning missionary, Raba, a young Aborigine girl, finds herself torn between two worlds and must return to the Dreamtime to learn the secrets of the Ancestors in order to save her people.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Spectra
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN-13
- 9780553275452
- Genre
- FantasyFiction
- Topics
- Cultural identityIndigenous mythology and spiritualityColonialism
Awards
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelShortlisted(1989)
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (1971-1991)Shortlisted(1989)
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