Review

Anita Heiss' Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray is an affecting tale of Aboriginal identity and dispossession

By Alison Booth
May 8 2021 - 12:00am
Anita Heiss has written a powerful and affecting tale of Aboriginal identity. Picture: Supplied
Anita Heiss has written a powerful and affecting tale of Aboriginal identity. Picture: Supplied

Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray - River of Dreams is set in the mid-19th century and tells the story of Wagadhaany, a young Wiradjuri woman, and the colonisation of her people's lands. It also tells a story of the mighty Murrumbidgee River - Marrambidya Bila - as it flows from Gundagai to Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales.

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