Monica Furlong’s sensitive description of life in an aboriginal community in The Flight of the Kingfisher (HarperCollins, £16.99, ISBN 0 00 255331 7) is more than just an account. Her personal experiences are interwoven with material on aboriginal spirituality, anthropology and Australian colonial history, making it an altogether engrossing read.
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