'Social mobility is not a train you get to board after you’ve scraped together enough for the ticket. You have to build the whole bloody engine, with nothing but a spoon and hand-me-down psychological distress.
'Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton’s family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate, a life of poverty and drug addiction
'One Hundred Years of Dirt is an unflinching memoir in which the mother is a hero who is never rewarded. It is a meditation on the anger, fear of others and an obsession with real and imagined borders. Yet it is also a testimony to the strength of familial love and endurance. ' (Publication summary)
Dedication: To my Earth mother, Deb.
I'm so lucky the universe gave my you.
'With One Hundred Years of Dirt a runaway success, the author talks about class in Australia and why his book hit a nerve.'
'As society shifts towards talking more openly about mental illness, readers are hungry for answers and authenticity.' (Introduction)
'With One Hundred Years of Dirt a runaway success, the author talks about class in Australia and why his book hit a nerve.'
