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Remembering Babylon

by David Malouf

1993 · historical fiction · adult

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Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
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In the mid-1840s, thirteen-year-old Gemmy Fairley is cast ashore in the far north of Australia and taken in by Aboriginals. Sixteen years later, when settlers reach the area, he moves back ino the world of Europeans. Given shelter by the McIvors, Gemmy seems at first to be guaranteed a secure role in the settlement, but there are currents of fear and mistrust in the air. -- back cover.

Set in

  • ★
    Queensland · Australia
    Primary setting — 1840s Queensland frontier
    ★ primary

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