num_pages: 384
description: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B07S8QVZR5A powerful memoir of a true Australian legend: stolen child musical and lyrical genius and leader. Not many have lived as many lives as Archie Roach  stolen child seeker teenage alcoholic lover father musical and lyrical genius and leader  but it took him almost a lifetime to find out who he really was. Roach was only two years old when he was forcibly removed from his family. Brought up by a series of foster parents until his early teens his world imploded when he received a letter that spoke of a life he had no memory of. In this intimate moving and often shocking memoir Archies story is an extraordinary odyssey through love and heartbreak family and community survival and renewal  and the healing power of music. Overcoming enormous odds to find his story and his people Archie voices the joy pain and hope he found on his path through song to become the legendary singer-songwriter and storyteller that he is today  beloved by fans worldwide. 
language: English
title: Tell Me Why: The Story of My Life and My Music
publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia