Daughter of the River Country
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Daughter of the River Country

  1. 280 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Daughter of the River Country

About this book

From a victim of the Stolen Generations comes a remarkable memoir of abuse, survival - and ultimately hope. Born in country NSW in the 1940s, baby Dianne is immediately taken from her Aboriginal mother. Raised in the era of the White Australia policy, Dianne grows up believing her adoptive Irish mother, Val, is her birth mother. Val promises Dianne that one day they will take a trip and she will 'tell her a secret'. But before they get the chance, Val tragically dies.Abandoned by her adoptive father, Dianne is raped at the age of 15, sentenced to Parramatta Girls Home and later forced to marry her rapist in order to keep her baby. She goes on to endure horrific domestic violence at the hands of different partners, alcohol addiction and cruel betrayal by those closest to her. But amazingly her fighting spirit is not extinguished.At the age of 36, while raising six kids on her own, Dianne learns she is Aboriginal and that her great-grandfather was William Cooper, a famous Aboriginal activist. Miraculously she finds a way to forgive her traumatic past and becomes a leader in her own right, vowing to help other stolen people just like her. 'A compelling piece of storytelling. The life story of Dianne O'Brien inspires. It is a story about the power of love and staying the course.' - Linda Burney MP

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Publisher
Echo
Year
2021
Topic
Social Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781760686581
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Daughter of the River Country
  2. Dedication
  3. Contents
  4. Foreword
  5. Part One: Lost
  6. Chapter 1: Jealousy’s Poison
  7. Chapter 2: Feeling Different
  8. Chapter 3: Fighting Back
  9. Chapter 4: Doesn’t Dianne Know?
  10. Chapter 5: The Pain of Loss
  11. Chapter 6: Easy Pickings
  12. Chapter 7: In Moral Danger
  13. Chapter 8: Number 109
  14. Chapter 9: The Only Options
  15. Part Two: Searching
  16. Chapter 10: Stealing Children
  17. Chapter 11: A Terrible Choice
  18. Chapter 12: Married to a Monster
  19. Chapter 13: My Little Runaway
  20. Chapter 14: Happy Families
  21. Chapter 15: Better the Devil You Know
  22. Chapter 16: The Kindness of Strangers
  23. Chapter 17: Losing Innocence
  24. Chapter 18: A Family Daydream
  25. Part Three: Found
  26. Chapter 19: A Fresh Lead
  27. Chapter 20: The Demon Drink
  28. Chapter 21: Finding Mum
  29. Chapter 22: A Proud History
  30. Chapter 23: Rediscovering My Roots
  31. Chapter 24: Living on River Country
  32. Chapter 25: The Dream of Five Sisters
  33. Chapter 26: Spirit Undaunted
  34. Chapter 27: Because of Her, We Can
  35. Author’s Note
  36. Acknowledgements
  37. Image Section
  38. About the Author
  39. Imprint

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