AUSTRALIAN FICTION ABORIGINAL
Four generations of teenage men of the Kimberley undergo life-changing experiences. In 1916, Billy Noakes flees to a remote valley with a Bunuba woman who becomes his life partner. In 1943, their twin sons dubbed Bob and Two Bob leave the valley after a traumatic event. In 1989, Broome teenager Andy Jirroo must farewell his great love, Milly. In 2005, Andy and Milly’s son, Dancer, returns to the valley where his great-grandfather had left a precious inheritance. The Valley is a ripping yarn, an uplifting intergenerational tale, and a captivating look into a little known world where things aren’t always what they seem.
- 256 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm. #131223
- Redemption — Fiction
- Families — Fiction
- Intergenerational relations — Fiction
- Murder — Fiction
- Missing persons — Fiction
- Kimberley (W.A.) — Fiction
- Australian