Adelaide Book Club - December Selection

Highly enjoyable. I struggled with Part One of the book and acclimatising to the Indigenous language scattered throughout, but found Part Two picked up speed and really carried the narrative. I wasn't overly convinced by the ending, it did seem to come together too neatly, although some of the revelations were surprising and not the assumptions I had made as the story took shape at the beginning. I was really captured by and enjoyed the inclusions of Aboriginal totems significant to the Salter family, although they did manage to confuse me at certain points throughout the book. I really appreciate reading Indigenous literature as I'm continually learning more about the long lasting effects of racism and generational violence.