Melissa Lucashenko
Mullumbimby
- ISBN 13:
- 9780702239199
- author:
- Melissa Lucashenko
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Queensland
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 296
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Women Writers & Fiction, Women's Literary Fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Mullumbimby is a modern novel about romantic love and cultural warfare set against an ancient land. Jo Breen's decision to buy a neglected property in the Byron Bay hinterland, using her divorce settlement, sets off a chain of events that challenges her connection to the land and her own sense of identity.
As she navigates the complexities of living on country, Jo must confront sharp dissent from her teenage daughter, trouble brewing with unimpressed white neighbors, and a looming Native Title war between local Bundjalung families. But when she unexpectedly finds love on one side of the divide, she learns that living on country is only part of the recipe for the Good Life.
Told with dark humor and a sharp, satirical eye, Mullumbimby explores the tensions between cultural heritage and modern life, and the challenges of finding belonging in a rapidly changing world.