When Gabriel Branch searches the outback for his best friend, he faces a murderous shaman and the Aboriginal heritage he lost long ago. Gabe is a product of the government's assimilation policy, an outright attempt at genocide that didn't end until the early 1970s. The novel delves into the same issues touched on in Baz Luhrmann's epic movie Australia and is set in modern times. This suspense thriller has been called "The best novel in ten years" and "Shows an Australia beautiful and brutal." Winner of two national awards and featured in a celebrity swag bag in March of 2009.

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