num_pages: 313
description: Emerging from her middle-class existence in a sleepy Tasmanian town a young white woman marries a charismatic actor and the turbulent Dingo tribe. Lovingly embraced by her new Aboriginal family, they begin to yarn to her and she begins to write their memories down...This uplifting story, which spans three generations of an Aboriginal family's long struggle to find dignity and worth in a culture not their own, has been embraced by Australians everywhere.In this new edition, Sally Dingo also tells of the extraordinary reaction to her bestselling book and the flood of letters she has received from both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people full of hopeful talk of reconciliation.
language: English
title: Dingo. The story of Our Mob
titlecomplete: Dingo. The story of Our Mob
genres: Nonfiction, Biography, Australia
ratings_count: 90
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Nita B. Kibble Literary Award
publisher: Random House