Shadow Lines
by Kinnane, Stephen
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1863682376
- ISBN 13
- 9781863682374
- Seller
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Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2003 . Softcover. Very Good+. WEST AUSTRALIANAShadow Lines is the remarkable story of Jessie Argyle and Edward Smith, the author's grandparents. At five years of age Jessie Argyle was taken from her family in the remote East Kimberley in Australia's north-west, forced to walk 150 miles to the coast with police on horseback, placed on a ship and sent almost 2,000 miles south to grow up in an institution for Aboriginal children. Edward Smith was born into a modest middle-class family of clerks and civil servants in London. At eighteen Edward emigrated to a distant corner of the British Empire - Australia. In a deeply racially divided society, Jessie and Edward met, fell in love and, against strong opposition, married. Beautifully written, Shadow Lines is a powerful, deeply personal and inspiring story of love and the ability of the human spirit to triumph despite, what seem to be, overwhelming odds. 414 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm First Edition#0716/1219/0820/1020/140522/200424Signed by Author (Review Copy label inside cover, small discolouration spot on prelim.)Affectionately known as the Duchess of Glendower Street, Jessie Argyle was taken from her family at five and grew up in various institutions before taking work as a domestic servant.Smith, Jessie, 1901-1955 | Smith, Edward, 1891-1962 | Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Biography. | Women, Aboriginal Australian -- Western Australia -- Biography. | History - Biographies - Indigenous. | History - Genealogy and family history. | Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry. | Kimberley area (WA SD51, SD52, SE51, SE52) | Perth (SW WA SH50-14) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.
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- Bookseller
- Elizabeth's Bookshops (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43944
- Title
- Shadow Lines
- Author
- Kinnane, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1863682376
- ISBN 13
- 9781863682374
- Publisher
- Fremantle Arts Centre Press
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 414
- Keywords
- AUSTRALIANA , WEST AUSTRALIANA, AUSTRALIANA , Aboriginal Australians Indigenous, STAFF PICKS
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About Elizabeth's Bookshops
Elizabeth's Bookshops Australia. Bookdealers since 1973.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
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