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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation
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'The stories in this anthology speak of the love between Aboriginal peoples and their countries. They are personal accounts that share knowledge, insight and emotion, each speaking of a deep connection to country and of feeling heartsick because of the harm that is being inflicted on country even today, through the logging of old growth forests, converting millions of acres of land to salt fields, destruction of ancient rock art and significant Aboriginal sacred sites, and a record of species extinction that is the worst in the world.' (Source: Fremantle Press website)

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Notes

  • Dedication: To all our ancestors who have gone before us, we honour you by still carrying our country in our hearts

Contents

* Contents derived from the Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Fremantle Press , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction : A Land of Many Countries, Ambelin Kwaymullina , single work life story (p. 6-20)
Different Ways of Knowing : Trees Are Our Families Too, Gladys Milroy , Jill Milroy , single work life story (p. 21-42)
Country Is Lonely, Dawn Bessarab , single work life story (p. 43-58)
Kura, Yeye, Boorda : 'From The Past, Today and The Future', Len Collard , single work life story oral history (p. 60-80)
De-Colonising the Space : Dreaming Back to Country, Irene Watson , single work life story (p. 82-100)
Caring for Everything, Noel Nannup , single work life story (p. 101-114)
Back Home to Country, Beryl Dixon , single work life story (p. 115-130)
A Snake and a Seal, Greg Lehman , single work poetry life story (p. 131-142)
The Sinking of the Enid, Patricia Lynette Dudgeon , single work life story (p. 144-164)
Places of Wonder and Fear, William Murray Jonas , single work life story (p. 166-182)
Kepwaamwinberkup (Nightwell), Tjalaminu Mia , single work life story (p. 184-200)
Country : A Journey to Cultural and Spiritual Healing, Bob Morgan , single work life story (p. 202-220)
A Feeling of Belonging, Marie Joan Winch , single work life story (p. 222-236)
A Strength That Can't Be Broken, Joe Boolgar Collard , single work life story (p. 238-252)
The Balance for the World, Sally Morgan , single work life story (p. 254-278)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: Fremantle Press , 2008 .
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      Extent: 287p.
      Description: illus. (b & w), ports
      Note/s:
      • Published: 5th May 2008
      ISBN: 9781921361111 (pbk)
Alternative title: Malditerra
Language: Italian
    • Torino, Piedmont,
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      Italy,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Le Nuove Muse ,
      2010 .
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      Extent: 257p.
      Description: illus., ports
      Note/s:
      • Preface by Anna Paini.
      • Includes bibliographic references (pp. 253-257).
      ISBN: 978889534349

Other Formats

  • Dyslexic edition.

Works about this Work

Western Progress and the Plunder of the Indigenous World Lance Twitchell , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 24 no. 2 2010; (p. 213-214)

— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story
Loving Australia's Hard and Soft Faces Toby Davidson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 16 February vol. 19 no. 3 2009;

— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story
Spies Add Intrigue to Festival of the Write Stuff Rod Moran , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 29 January 2009; (p. 19)
[Review] Heartsick for Country Kathleen Birrell , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 3 no. 2 2008;

— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story
[Review] Heartsick for Country Fran Knight , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 62-63)

— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story
Indigenous Voices Promoted at Fremantle Press 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 7 May no. 425 2008; (p. 47)

— Review of My Place Sally Morgan , 1987 single work autobiography ; Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story ; Bawoo Stories May L. O'Brien , 2008 selected work picture book
Assimilating Australia Lyndall Ryan , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 193 2008; (p. 91-92)

— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story
Non-Fiction 2007-2008 Ronald Blaber , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 53 no. 2008; (p. 76-92)

— Review of The Rise and Rise of Kerry Packer Paul Barry , 1993 single work biography ; This Crazy Thing a Life : Australian Jewish Autobiography Richard Freadman , 2007 selected work criticism ; John Winston Howard Peter Van Onselen , Wayne Errington , 2007 single work biography ; Mudrooroo : A Likely Story : Identity and Belonging in Postcolonial Australia Maureen Clark , 2007 single work criticism ; A Matter of Conscience : Sir Ronald Wilson Antonio Buti , 2007 single work biography ; Contrary Rhetoric : Lectures on Landscape and Language John Kinsella , 2008 selected work criticism essay ; Australian Literature : Postcolonialism, Racism, Transnationalism Graham Huggan , 2007 single work criticism ; Power Plays : Australian Theatre and the Public Agenda Hilary Glow , 2007 single work criticism ; Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story ; Conversations With The Mob 2008 anthology life story ; Make It Australian: The Australian Performing Group, the Pram Factory and New Wave Theatre Gabrielle Wolf , 2008 single work criticism ; Stressing the Modern : Cultural Politics in Australian Women's Poetry Ann Vickery , 2007 selected work criticism
[Review] Heartsick for Country Susan Boyce , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 16 no. 4 2008; (p. 27-28)

— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story
Boyce describes the voices in this work as 'eloquent and persuasive, explaining and proposing perspectives which, should they find their rightful place alongside the processes of decision making in high places, would have the potential to shift policy beyond the current measures of assimilation intervention and integration'.
Journey Into WA Country Margaret Smith , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 3 December no. 440 2008; (p. 53)

— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story
'This collection of stories and essays from West Australian writers takes us on a journey into the Dreamtime of their Elders, and forward to a future where caring for country must become a reality for all Australians.' (Koori Mail 3/12/2008)
Spies Add Intrigue to Festival of the Write Stuff Rod Moran , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 29 January 2009; (p. 19)
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