Scar Tissue
Michael Ignatieff
Scar Tissue by Michael Ignatieff is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.
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Remembering Babylon
by David Malouf (1993)
About this book
In the mid-1840s, thirteen-year-old Gemmy Fairley is cast ashore in the far north of Australia and taken in by Aboriginals. Sixteen years later, when settlers reach the area, he moves back ino the world of Europeans. Given shelter by the McIvors, Gemmy seems at first to be guaranteed a secure role in the settlement, but there are currents of fear and mistrust in the air. -- back cover.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraLate 20th Century
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
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