I hope others that read this book enjoy it and I hope that other people that have already read it enjoyed it too, it's a nice little insight on some of Australia's history.

If you don't want to read the full book because of some reason, definitely read this book because it pretty much tells you everything that happened just in less detail. This book still showed emotion and I was interested in the book and was willing to keep reading. Doris Pilkington, born Nugi Garimara, passed away in 2014. Don’t let that stop you the story of these girls and all peoples native to Australia need to be heard. Rabbit-Proof Fence is a short book, but it packs a punch. I think that this book was written with less detail because it was the younger readers version so it was aimed at younger children, but I will definitely read the experience reader's version after having read this book. A movie was made from this book in 2002 my library has a copy, so I may grab it this week when I return the book. I really like this book but I think it was laking detail and that the author could have explained the story line and the setting with more descriptive language. this book was written by the eldest girl's daughter, Doris Pilkington, who heard the story from her mother.

The book goes through the problems and tasks they have to complete on their journey back home, and if they get there. In her writing, Doris describes the Stolen Generations experiences and eventual reconciliation with Indigenous Australian culture and identity. The book, Home to Mother, it's about 3 young girls taken from their parents which is now known as the Stolen Generation. Doris Pilkington Garimara, a Martu novelist, received awards for her work. This fictional account of one womans journey to recover her family and heritage won the 1990 David Unaipon Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Books by Doris Pilkington Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time Starting at 1.45 Caprice: A Stockman's Daughter Starting at 29.00 Rabbit-Proof Fence Starting at 2.

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