You can't own the land, the land owns you
Title:
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Author:
Thomas Keneally
Publication
details: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
This
is one of the few westerns set in Australia (sometimes referred to as ‘Meat Pie Westerns’) Set in the 1900s this novel follows the story of Jimmie Blacksmith,
a half aboriginal man who marries a white woman. When Jimmie is shun by his own
tribe and hunted by white society he must pick a side and disown the other. When
his employer’s family are murdered Jimmie is blamed and must flee far beyond
lands any white man has claimed and survive as his ancestors once did while he
plots his revenge. This is a beautifully written story of finding yourself and
connecting with your heritage. The novel is a slower pace than most westerns
because it takes time to explain finer points of the plot and the complex
emotions of loneliness, vengeance and self-identity.
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