Of Ashes and Rivers that Run to the Sea (19 page)

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Of Ashes and Rivers that Run to the Sea
9780857987280

First published by Vintage in 2016

Copyright © Marie Munkara, 2016

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Munkara, Marie, 1960- author
Of ashes and rivers that run to the sea/Marie Munkara

ISBN 978 0 85798 728 0 (ebook)

Munkara, Marie, 1960–
Women, Aboriginal Australian – Biography
Aboriginal Australians – Social life and customs
Adopted children – Australia – Biography
Children, Aboriginal Australian – Biography

305.89915

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