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Black Wattle

  • ISBN-13: 9781923105508
  • Publisher: HAWKEYE BOOKS
    Imprint: HAWKEYE BOOKS
  • By Joanne Patmore
  • Price: AUD $29.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: Book will be despatched upon release.
  • Local release date: 01/08/2025
  • Format: Paperback (228.00mm X 152.00mm) 246 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Historical fiction [FV]
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Saint Augustine said, "The dead are invisible, not absent." We carry the genes, the culture, and the stories of those who came before us. Every family’s past shapes how we understand time and place. In 1924, Alice tells a terrible lie to reinvent herself, seeking refuge in the ill-fated Western Australian Group Settlement Scheme. But the past is not so easily erased. As she struggles to forget, fear silences her, and history leaves her behind. Decades later, Jarrah begins to unravel the mystery of Alice’s silence. Following a trail of buried secrets from Australia to England, she pieces together a hidden past—one that forces her to question everything she thought she knew about family and identity.
Joanne Patmore is a devoted amateur historian, an insatiable reader, and a guardian of family stories. She grew up in the fading timber town of Karridale, spending summers swimming in the Blackwood River with her three older siblings. Seeking identity beyond her roots, she moved to the city for study and work before venturing abroad. During her Master of Arts at York St John University, homesickness for Australia inspired her debut novel, reimagining the landscapes and stories of her childhood. Now back in Bridgetown, on Pibulmum and Wadandi land, Joanne has reconnected with her past. She spends her days reading, writing, and uncovering history—turning forgotten stories into fiction.
* The novel explores growing up in rural Australia in the 1960s; post-World War 1 Australia; and the impacts of family history and secrets. * This debut novelist is an awarded writer: her short 'Savage Daughter' was longlisted in the Western Australian greatest Yarn competition, chosen from 6,000 enteries, * Hawkeye’s publicity team: socials, advertising, reviewers, media. Book trailer in production.
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